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THOU
thousand, one thousand, chiliad, grand, thou, yard
(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Pronoun
thou
(archaic, dialectal, literary or religion, often humorous) Nominative singular of you. [chiefly up to early 17th c.]
Usage notes
• When the subject of a verb in the indicative mood is thou, the verb usually ends in -est, in both the present and simple past tenses, as in “Lovest thou me?” (from John 21:17 of the King James Bible). This is the case even for modal verbs, which do not specially conjugate for the third person singular. Irregular forms include: art (of be), hast (of have), shalt (of shall), wost (of wit), wilt (of will), and dost (of do). Must does not change. In the subjunctive, as is normal, the bare form is usually used. However, beest is sometimes used instead of be.
• Traditionally, use of thou and ye followed the T–V distinction, thou being the informal pronoun. This is preserved in the dialects in which thou is still in everyday use, but in Standard English, due to the pronoun’s association with religious texts and poetry, some speakers find it more solemn or even formal.
Etymology 2
Verb
thou (third-person singular simple present thous, present participle thouing, simple past and past participle thoued)
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.
Synonym: thee
Antonym: you
(intransitive) To use the word thou.
Synonym: thee
Antonym: you
Etymology 3
Noun
thou (plural thous)
(Britain, dated) A unit of length equal to one-thousandth of an inch.
Synonym: mil (US)
Etymology 4
Noun
thou (plural thou)
(slang) A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.).
Etymology 5
Adverb
thou (not comparable)
Misspelling of though.
Conjunction
thou
Misspelling of though.
Anagrams
• Hout, Huot, hout
Pronoun
Thou
Honorific alternative letter-case form of thou, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Anagrams
• Hout, Huot, hout
Source: Wiktionary
Thou, pron. [Sing.: nom. Thou; poss. Thy or Thine (; obj. Thee. Pl.: nom. You (; poss. Your or Yours (; obj. You.] Etym: [OE. thou, Ăľu, AS. edhu, edhu; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. Ăľu, Goth. Ăľu, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. *185. Cf. Thee, Thine, Te Deum.]
Definition: The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style. Art thou he that should come Matt. xi. 3.
Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." Skeat.
Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou.
Thou, v. t.
Definition: To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt. If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss. Shak.
Thou, v. i.
Definition: To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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