
Meaning of THEE
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Thee\, v. i. [AS. ?e['o]n; akin to OS. th[=i]han, 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.
\Thee\, pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of [eth][=u]
thou. See {Thou}.]
The objective case of thou. See {Thou}.
Note: 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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