Thneed vs Theed - What's the difference?
thneed | theed |
A product which is advertised as being needed by everybody, or which everyone does in fact need.
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(thee)
(archaic, literary)
* 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 , 1.2.49-50:
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(Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
* Thee is a little strange, I think.
To address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.
To thrive; prosper.
* Spenser
As a noun thneed
is a product which is advertised as being needed by everybody, or which everyone does in fact need.As a verb theed is
(thee).thneed
English
Noun
(thneeds)citation, isbn= , page=221 , passage=Do You Really, I Mean REALLY, Need a Thneed ?}}
citation, isbn= , page=361 , passage=I needed orange juice, a toothbrush, a blood transfusion, a Bloody Mary, Abigale Ponders, Leslie Cunningham, a Thneed , someone to watch over me, a miracle every day—anything but a moment of truth between myself and Zelmo Swift.}}
citation, isbn= , page=12 , passage=Call now—the remarkable 'thneed' is available only while supplies last...”}}
Anagrams
* *theed
English
Verb
(head)thee
English
(wikipedia thee)Etymology 1
From (etyl) thee, the, from (etyl) . More at (l).Pronoun
- Prince Henry: Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part?
- Falstaff: No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.
Usage notes
When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").Verb
See also
(English personal pronouns)Statistics
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Verb
- Well mote thee , as well can wish your thought.
