þe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Article 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.2.1 Particle 2.3 Pronunciation 2.3.1 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Article

þe

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

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ðe/

[edit] Particle

þe (indeclinable, relative)

1. that, who, which

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ðeː/

[edit] Pronoun

þē m.

1. (personal) you: accusative/dative singular form of þū
2. (demonstrative) the, he: late variant of se