thous
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thou
thous
plural of thou (used in the sense of a unit of length)
• Houts, Huots, South, shout, south
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, Ć¾u, AS. edhu, edhu; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. Ć¾u, Goth. Ć¾u, 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
29 May 2025
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