However, ‘thee’ is perceived to be more respectful, as with the French usage of the words ‘vous’ and ‘tu’, of which ‘tu’ is regarded as offensive if used inappropriately (another conversation altogether). Barnsley folk are especially well know for having the bad habit of using ‘t...
[edit] Usage notes Thee is the objective case of thou, but it eventually came to be used by Quakers, Amish, and other Pennsylvania Dutch people in place of the nominative thou, along with the third person singular form of verbs....
archaic objective case ofthou 1 a used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and by Friends especially among themselves in contexts where the objective case form would be expected b used by Friends especially among themselves in contexts where the subjective case form would be expected ...
Thouartmyfriend.Toaddressapersonofinferiorstatus,suchasat,st,andestchildorThouart,servant;tothouhastaddressaThoufriend;todoest,impartathouwastpoeticringThouwhenhadstexpressingprofoundthoughtsorrecitingaprayer Pronoun CaseorSyntax Example WhenUsed VerbEndings Thee Objective（宾格）Ilovethee.Igivetheeallmylove.To...
would thou wouldst shall thoushalt will thouwilt must thoumust(no change) Modern Usage; What is thy bidding, my master?——The Empire Strike Back Still used in reginal Dialects, Lancashire, Yorkshire, West Country: Sit thee down. Tha knows (Thou knowest)...
I have no idea how an archaic and ancient-sounding way of saying goodbye comes to this usage but the phrase “to a fare-thee-well” is said to have been in circulation since the 18th Century, according to my limited research at any rate, and Oxford English Dictionary calls it an America...
(-state)1c) ground, surface of the earth1c1) ground1c2) soil1d) (in phrases)1d1) people of the land1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)1d3) level or plain country1d4) land of the living1d5) end(s) of the earth1e) (almost wholly late in usage)1...
It means “May you (thee being an old form of you or thou) fare well.” If you fare well, of course you do well, cope well and you get on well. The great Irish singer Mary Black sings: Fare thee well, my own true love. Farewell for a while. I'm going away, but I'll ...
would thou wouldst shall thoushalt will thouwilt must thoumust(no change) Modern Usage; What is thy bidding, my master?——The Empire Strike Back Still used in reginal Dialects, Lancashire, Yorkshire, West Country: Sit thee down. Tha knows (Thou knowest)...