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thou
1[thou]
pronoun
singular
thou ,possessive
thy, thine ,objective
thee ,plural
you, ye ,possessive
your, yours ,objective
you, ye .Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose.the second person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to modern you (used to denote the person or thing addressed).
Thou shalt not kill.
(used byQuakers ) a familiar form of address of the second person singular.
Thou needn’t apologize.
verb (used with object)
to address as “thou,” especially during an era of historical English when “thou” was distinguished as an informal form of you.
It would have been scandalous for household staff to thou the lord of the manor.
verb (used without object)
to use “thou” in discourse.
There are still Quakers who thou as a matter of custom.
thou
2[thou]
noun
plural
thous ,plural
thou .one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
thou
1/ ðʊ /
pronoun
archaicrefers to the person addressed: used mainly in familiar address or to a younger person or inferior
(usually capital) refers to God when addressed in prayer, etc
thou
2/ θʊ /
noun
one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre
informalshort for thousand
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Origin of thou2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Example Sentences
The inscription on its back partially reads: “Realizing the oneness of thy self with the eternal through unified consciousness. Man know thy self.”
Delhi emphasised its actions on Wednesday targeted terrorist infrastructure and said thee were chosen "based on credible intelligence inputs".
"Suffer now, but have faith in Trump, and he will bestow upon thee a tradwife" is the basic pitch.
They held signs saying "all life is precious" and "thou shalt not kill".
A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.
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