Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: T T- T. Ta Tb Tc Td Te Th Ti Tj Tk Tl Tm Tn To Tp Tr Ts Tt Tu Tv Tw Tx Ty Tz
thorstein bunde veblen | thorstein veblen | thortveitite | those | thoth | thou | though | thought | thought process | thought provoking | thought transference

thou

 : 
Noun, Pronoun

CIDE DICTIONARY

thoupron. [OE. thou, , AS. , ; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. , Goth. , Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. √185. Cf. Thee, Thine, Te Deum.].
     The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.  [1913 Webster]
    " “In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty.”"  Skeat.  [1913 Webster]
    " Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou."  [1913 Webster]
    "Art thou he that should come?"  [1913 Webster]
thouv. t. 
     To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.  [1913 Webster]
    "If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss."  [1913 Webster]
thouv. i. 
     To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

thou, pron. (obj. thee; poss. thy or thine; pl. ye or you) second person singular pronoun, now replaced by you except in some formal, liturgical, dialect, and poetic uses.

thou, n. (pl. same or thous) colloq.
1 a thousand.
2 one thousandth.

Etymology
abbr.

For further exploring for "thou" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #05: Try Double Clicking on any word for instant search. [ALL]
created in 0.30 seconds
powered by bible.org