thee

Meanings

Pronoun

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Noun

  • The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound in Pitman shorthand.

Origin

  • From Middle English þe, from Old English þē, from Proto-Germanic *þiz ("thee"), from Proto-Indo-European *te ("second-person singular pronoun"). Cognate with German Low German di ("thee"), German dir ("thee"), Icelandic þér ("thee"). More at thou.
  • From Middle English theen ("to increase, prosper, flourish"), from Old English þēon ("to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow"), from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną ("to thrive, succeed"), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- ("to succeed, turn out well"). Cognate with Dutch gedijen ("to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed"), German gedeihen ("to thrive"), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 ("to increase, thrive").
  • From Pitman zee, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.
  • Respelling of the popularized by Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth.

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