thee

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:46:04

Thee (?), v. i. [AS. eon; akin to OS. thihan, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth. eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight, a.]

To thrive; to prosper.

[Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer.

Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.

 

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Thee (?), pron. [AS. [eth]�xc7;, acc. & dat. of [eth]u thou. See Thou.]

The objective case of thou. See Thou.

⇒ Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for himself, etc.

This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. Shak.

 

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