Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- pro. Used as the direct object of a verb.
- pro. Used as the indirect object of a verb.
- pro. Used as the object of a preposition.
- pro. Used in the nominative as well as the objective case, especially by members of the Society of Friends.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To thrive; prosper.
- The form theech, from thee ich, is also found in the phrase so theech, so may I thrive; also so theek.
- The objective case of thou.
- Thy: as, where's thee manners ?
Wiktionary
- pro. archaic, literary Objective case of thou.
- pro. Thou.
- v. intransitive, archaic, literary To thrive; prosper.
- n. The name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound IPA: /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. obsolete To thrive; to prosper.
- pro. The objective case of
thou . See thou.
Etymologies
- From Middle English theen ("to increase, prosper, flourish"), from Old English þēon ("to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow"), from Proto-Germanic *þinhanan (“to thrive, succeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk-, *tenkh- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Dutch gedijen ("to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed"), German gedeihen ("to thrive"), Gothic (gaþeihan, "to increase, thrive"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We _praise_ thee, O God, we acknowledge _thee_ to be the”
“_I the Lord will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee_.”
“_When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee_.”
“He shall sustain thee_; shall bear both, if thou trust Him with both, both thee and thy burden: _He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved_.”
“_Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee_.”
“Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee_.”
“At last being in his cell, at those words of the psalmist; _I will give thee understanding, and will instruct thee_, he was suddenly visited by God with an extraordinary light and spirit of compunction, which from that time never left him.”
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
“Many comfortable texts of scripture occurred to our minds on this occasion, filling us with an extraordinary degree of faith and confidence in Him, particularly such as, "_He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when He shall hear it, He will answer thee_," Isa.”
“_Thou knowest that I love thee -- Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I that I love thee_.”
“_Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee_?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘thee’.
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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Whether 'Tis Nobler: Words From Hamlet
nay, 'tis, thee, haste, ho, liegemen, o, hath, holla, entreated, apparition, tush and 104 more...
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strangelyrouge's Words
glockenspiel, gewgaw, jetsam, flotsam, gripe, grab, wench, whilst, betwixt, hither, thither, yonder and 1034 more...
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Most of the Nouns from Joanna Newsom'...
meadowlark, sparrow, spree, pharoah, pharisees, comb, meadow, pines, marrow, bones, birches, spires and 95 more...
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Fleretty's list
bequeath, whether, agleam, hence, lest, lithe, blithe, lady, loathe, hollow, fortnight, knave and 23 more...
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Jamey's Words
hitherto, usurp, retrofit, desirous, suicidal, machiavellian, hate, lust, love, cancerous, poetic, pain and 29 more...
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Wurzelspeak
Cribbed from Wurzelmania: 'This page contains a dictionary of West Country words and phrases used by Adge Cutler and The Wurzels in their songs, patter, etc., translated into (more or less) English...
bissn't, bist, cassn't, couss, coussn't, dollop, 'ee, 'em, girt, hassn't, i, jollop and 22 more...
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Words, words, words!
Anything I like.
oneiric, thee, coquettish, joy, maple, furniture, sophisticate, nocturne, kitsch, parsifal, bluebeard, synaesthesia and 21 more...
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Words That Sound Nice When Said Properly
Some of these may not sound good to you depending on where in the world that you are, and also your own taste. But to me these words sound lovely.
willow, shall, tiara, royale, whirl, whim, indubitably, thee, thou, persnickety, perfect
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ea poe
forevermore, midnight, silken, darkness, beguile, dream, deep, roar, shore, sand, grains, lily and 71 more...
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luddite
simplicity, eschew, thee, thy, thine, thou, wagon, beards, bonnets, quaker, mennonite, amish and 10 more...
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Thths
þ
oath, both, auth, goth, ruth, moth, sith, heth, bath, cuth, loth, path and 70 more...
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thou shalt speak English
thee, thy, thou, thine, thyself, art, hast, mayhaps, good gog, shalt, ye, nay and 6 more...
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Poetic Words
outgrabe, mome raths, borogoves, mimsy, wabe, gimble, gyre, toves, slithy, brillig, twas, camelot and 76 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for thee.
zero i want to call you thou, the sound
of the shape of the start
of a kiss — like this, thou —
and to say, after, i love,
thou, i love, thou i love, not
i love you.
because i so do —
as we say now — i want to say
thee, i adore, i adore thee,
and to know in my lips
the syntax of love resides,
and to gaze in thine eyes.
love’s language starts, stops, starts;
the right words flowing or clotting in the heart.
- c. a. d Jan 9, 2007