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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Thee

Thee (thē), v. i. [AS. ?eón; akin to OS. thīhan, 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 (t͟hē), pron. [AS. ðē, acc. & dat. of ðū 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.