Sep 22, 2010 · 90 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 …

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, …

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), …

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 …

Mar 26, 2014 · 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 …

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

Dec 30, 2020 · Thee and thou correspond to the French tu, and similar second person singular pronouns in other European languages, which are used for intimates, children and animals …

Nov 16, 2019 · With thou, however, you can use "thou wilt" and still be consistent with what is found in Shakespeare. The same is true for modals in the past ("thou wouldst," "he would," etc.).

Nov 2, 2015 · How would Shakespeare have said "Thank you"? Can't decide if it is thee or thou, since it isn't really a sentence.