thee

[ thee ]

pronoun

1. Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the second person singular object pronoun, equivalent to modern you; the objective case of thou ¹:

   With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.

2. thou (used chiefly by Quakers ):

   Must I remind thee again?

   She and thee are most welcome.

thee

/ ðiː /

pronoun

1. the objective form of thou 1
2. rare.
   subjective refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends

Word History and Origins

Origin of thee¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thē (originally dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse thēr; thou ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of thee¹

Old English thē; see thou ¹

Example Sentences

Yes, the Trumps are sending a "sexual freedom for me, but not for thee" message.

From Salon

Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".

From BBC

One piece she’s never heard, however, is Richard Lovelace’s poem “To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars,” which ends with the lines “I could not love thee, Dear, so much/Loved I not Honour more.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the Vantaa case, thee boy does not appear to have talked about his plans with anybody - and so may have fallen through the cracks.

From BBC

We are into the first of thee added minutes at the end of the first half.

From BBC