What does thee mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of thee
 

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)
 

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