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thee

pronoun, object form, one person

«thee» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

You, used when you are the one being spoken to and are the object of the verb or preposition. tree →

Then and now

No longer used; today we say you for both the subject and object forms.

Examples

Asshur shall carry thee away captive. (Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917) tree →
"I be come to see thee." (More English Fairy Tales) tree →
Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee." Rabbi Luria, gives the Hebrew version which I have translated. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Today: you.

On Mova

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