I. ˈyē pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gē; akin to Old High German ir you — more at you
Date: before 12th century
: you 1 — used originally only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects
II. yē, yə; orig same as the I definite article
Etymology: alteration of Middle English þe the, from Old English þē; from the use of the letter y by printers and scribes of late Middle English to represent þ ( th ) of earlier manuscripts
Date: 1551
archaic : the
Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe