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Ye vs Thee - What's the difference?

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Thee is a synonym of ye.



As pronouns the difference between ye and thee

is that ye is you (the people being addressed) while thee is Objective case of thou.

As verbs the difference between ye and thee

is that ye is address a single person by the use of the pronoun {{term||ye}} instead of {{term|thou|lang=en}} while thee is to address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.

As an article ye

is the.

As a proper noun Ye

is anglicized version of the 42nd most common Chinese surname.

As a noun thee is

the name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound {{IPA|/ð/|lang=en}} in Pitman shorthand.

ye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ye, . See also you.

Alternative forms

* (chiefly in Middle English)

Pronoun

  • (archaic, outside, Northern England, Cornwall, Ireland) You (the people being addressed).
    • Usage notes
    was originally used only for the nominative case (as the subject), and only for the second-person plural. Later, ye was used as a subject or an object, either singular or plural, which is the way that you is used today.
    Derived terms
    * d'ye * hear ye * ye'd * ye gods * ye'll * ye're * ye've
    References
    *

    Verb

  • (obsolete) a (l) person by the use of the (l) (term) instead of thou.
  • * 1483 , Catholicon Anglicum: An English–Latin Wordbook (Monson 168), page 426
    • To ?e , vosare jn plurali numero vos vestrum vel tibi'' [''perh. read vobis].
  • * 1511 , Promptorium Parvulorum (de Worde), sig. M.iii?/2
    • Yeyn or sey ye with worshyp, viso .
    Synonyms
    * (l) (obsolete)
    Antonyms
    * (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , but the letters were conflated when that was dropped.

    Article

    (head)
  • (archaic, definite) the
  • * 1647 , The old deluder, Satan, Act''. (cited in ''American Public School Law , K. Alexander, M. Alexander, 1995)
    • It being one cheife proiect of ye''' ould deluder, Satan, to keepe men from the knowledge of v Scriptures, as in formr times by keeping ym in an unknowne tongue, so in these lattr times by perswading from '''ye''' use of tongues, yt so at least '''ye''' true sence & meaning of '''ye''' originall might be clouded by false glosses of saint seeming deceivers, yt learning may not be buried in '''ye church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting or endeavors,—
  • * Ye Olde Medicine Shoppe .
    • Derived terms
    * ye olde

    Statistics

    *

    Anagrams

    * English personal pronouns English two-letter words ----

    thee

    English

    (wikipedia thee)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) thee, the, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Pronoun

  • (archaic, literary)
  • * 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 , 1.2.49-50:
    • 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.
  • *
  • (Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
  • * Thee is a little strange, I think.
    • Usage notes
    When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").

    Verb

  • To address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.
    • See also
    (English personal pronouns)

    Statistics

    *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

  • To thrive; prosper.
  • * Spenser
    • Well mote thee , as well can wish your thought.
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    : From Pitman zee , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter ?( ?, which stands for the th sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * ith * eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

    * English personal pronouns ----