Sep 22, 2010 · Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the …

Don't thou those as thou thee. - Yorkshire proverb, advising young people in particular against being overly familiar with their betters. An interesting exception though, is that thou is used of deities, most …

Thou was the second-person nominative-cased pronoun. Simply put, it was the second-person form of "he" (subject). Its roots go very far back, but in Old English it was rendered þū. Thee, on the other …

May 14, 2011 · Thou art is normally shortened to thar/tha in Yorkshire - but thee, thar, thine are still relatively common, and useful if you want to refer to just one person. So "Don't thee thar me, thee …

Mar 3, 2020 · Does English use the word thou in situations nowadays? For example, to humiliate an opponent by being overly familiar?

In Early Modern English, thou was the singular and you was the plural. Plural you came to be used as a polite form of address (similar to the French vous, which is also used for the plural), but over time this …

Jun 26, 2019 · Furthermore, "Thou" is a subject form while "thee" is the object form. so could someone tell me if I can use them as following. Who are thou? instead of Who are you? I have come to see …

Mar 16, 2018 · I doubt this is a fax or anything. That question's all about the difference between "thou" and "thee." Whereas in my question, it's about whether I should use thou or thee AGAIN when I'm …

Mar 26, 2014 · 5 The word "thou" (and similar variations of the Latin tu in other languages) was used between people for informal speech, and talking to people of lower standing. So why did people use …

Jul 9, 2012 · Formerly, in the second-person singular, "thou" would be the subject pronoun, and "thee" would be the object pronoun: Modern: I love you. Do you love me? Old: I love thee. Dost thou love …