Old English · article
þe
- Part of speech
- article, masculine
- IPA
- /θeː/
- Syllables
- θeː (1 syllable)
þe1 · article · masculine
Senses
the, he: late variant of se
þe2 · conjunction
Senses
or (correlated to hwæþer)
...ac mē tōdæġ swā wundorlīce is ġelumpen þæt ic þurh nān þincg ne mæġ ġecnāwan hwæðer þys sȳ Ephesa byriġ þe elles ǣniġ ōþer;...
But to-day it has befallen me so wonderfully that I cannot by any means recognise whether this be the city of the Ephesians or else any other.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
þe3 · particle
Senses
that, who, which
Ne fyrhteð þa þe on synnum lyfiað. ― Do not fear those who live in sin. (Ælfwine's Prayerbook)
þe4 · pronoun · inflected form
Senses
accusative/dative of þū: thee, to you
Inflected form of þū
Etymology
From earlier sē, through influence of the þ- forms.
From Proto-Germanic *þa, from Proto-Indo-European *tó.
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Descendants
the, thee
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