þér

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Contents 1 Icelandic 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronoun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronoun 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Declension

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse þér.

[edit] Pronoun

þér

1. (personal) Dative singular of þú.

   Hún tók þetta epli frá þér.

   She took this apple from you.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse ér; the initial þ comes from the ð in the second person plural verb ending (e.g. hafið ér > reinterpreted as hafið þér).

[edit] Pronoun

þér

1. (archaic) Plural of þú.
2. (dated, formal) you (the V-form in terms of T-V distinction)

   Hvað hugsið þér?

   What do you think?

   Verið þér sælar, frú mín góð.

   Good day to you, milady.

[edit] Usage notes

As a formal V-form pronoun, þér can have a singular or plural referent, but is always grammatically plural, similar to Danish De, German Sie, French vous, etc. This pronoun has fallen out of everyday use, but lingers in the raw plural sense in biblical language, and finds occasional use as a V-form.

[edit] Declension

Icelandic honourific pronouns
plural	first person	second person
nominative	vér	þér
accusative	oss	yður
dative	oss	yður
genitive	vor	yðar