þe

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Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

þē

  1. See 𐌸𐌴

Middle English [edit]

Article [edit]

þe

  1. the
    • 1431, A rem' that William Baker, Pewtrer, & John Hetheman [made] the first day of May, þe ȝere of kynge herry þe vje, after þe conquest xe. — Henry Littlehales (editor), The Medieval Records of a London City Church, page 26.

Old English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þa, from Proto-Indo-European *to, *te

Pronunciation [edit]

Particle [edit]

þe (indeclineable, relative)

  1. that, who, which
    • Ne fyrhteð þa þe on synnum lyfiað. Do not fear those who live in sin. (Ælfwine's Prayerbook)

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

þē m

  1. (personal) you (compare thee): accusative/dative singular form of þū (compare thou)

Etymology 3 [edit]

From earlier se, through influence of the þ- forms.

Pronunciation [edit]

Article [edit]

þē m

  1. (demonstrative) the, he: late variant of se