/ ðiː; NAmE / pronoun
( old use or dialect ) a word meaning 'you', used when talking to only one person who is the object of the verb :
We beseech thee, O Lord.
—compare thou
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English thē , accusative and dative case of thū thou .
/ ðiː; NAmE / pronoun
( old use or dialect ) a word meaning 'you', used when talking to only one person who is the object of the verb :
We beseech thee, O Lord.
—compare thou
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English thē , accusative and dative case of thū thou .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005