thees

Old English pronouns

Thees is the plural of thee, the archaic second-person singular pronoun.

It appears almost exclusively in discussions of Quaker speech, where thee replaced both thou and you: All those thees and thous sound strange to modern ears.

Outside such contexts, the word is rarely encountered.

archaic

ye

Archaic second-person plural

  • dostArchaic second-person "do"
  • dothArchaic third-person singular
  • artHuman creative expression

hast · hath · shalt · wilt · ere · whence · whither · hither · thither · betwixt

Quaker

Friends

Nineties sitcom, six Manhattanites

equality · worship · Pennsylvania · Shaker

Opposites
historical register

theesyou

The person addressed

ye · your · yours · yourself · y'all

formality/social distance

theesyou

The person addressed

ye · your honor · sir · madam · vous

Phrases
Family

thee

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G