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Old English · pronoun

hie

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/xi͜yː/
[hi͜yː]
Syllables
xi͜yː (1 syllable)
Modern English
theyhē

hie1 · pronoun

Senses

  1. they (singular of hē)

    Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.

    When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:

Inflection

Inflection of hie
Form
Nominative singular first-person iċ
Accusative singular first-person mēmec
Dative singular first-person mē
Genitive singular first-person mīn
Nominative singular second-person þū
Accusative singular second-person þēþec
Dative singular second-person þē
Genitive singular second-person þīn
Nominative accusative singular neuter third-person hit
Dative singular neuter third-person him
Genitive singular neuter third-person his
Nominative singular masculine third-person hē
Accusative singular masculine third-person hine
Dative singular masculine third-person him
Genitive singular masculine third-person his
Nominative singular feminine third-person hēo
Accusative singular feminine third-person hīe
Genitive dative singular feminine third-person hire
Nominative dual first-person wit
Accusative dual first-person uncuncit
Dative dual first-person unc
Genitive dual first-person uncer
Nominative dual second-person ġit
Accusative dual second-person incincit
Dative dual second-person inc
Genitive dual second-person incer
Nominative plural first-person wē
Accusative plural first-person ūsūsiċ
Dative plural first-person ūs
Genitive plural first-person ūreūser
Nominative plural second-person ġē
Accusative plural second-person ēowēowiċ
Dative plural second-person ēow
Genitive plural second-person ēower
Nominative accusative plural third-person hīe
Dative plural third-person him
Genitive plural third-person heora

hie2 · pronoun · inflected form

Senses

  1. accusative of hēo: her

  2. Inflected form of hēo

All forms (34)

Etymology

Reflecting an earlier regularised form of *hijai, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hīz (“these, these ones”), masculine plural of *hiz.

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