Thee \Thee\, v. i. [AS. ?e['o]n; akin to OS. th[=i]han, D.
gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth. ?eihan, Lith. tekti
to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight, a.]
To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.]
``He shall never thee.''
--Chaucer.
Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.
--Spenser.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Thee \Thee\, pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of [eth][=u]
thou. See Thou.]
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for
himself, etc.
This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Thou \Thou\, pron. [Sing.: nom. Thou; poss. Thyor Thine;
obj. Thee. Pl.: nom. You; poss. Youror Yours; obj.
You.]
[OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS. [eth][=u], [eth]u; akin to
OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. [thorn][=u],
Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr.
sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [root]185. Cf. Thee, Thine, Te
Deum.]
The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting
the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in
addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
Art thou he that should come? --Matt. xi. 3.
Note: ``In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a
lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and
expresses also companionship, love, permission,
defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language
of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further
expresses honor, submission, or entreaty.'' --Skeat.
Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,
in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly
say thee instead of thou.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |