Meaning
Objective and reflexive case of thou.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 35 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-12TEGHIWY
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-07-30HEGNOTU
- 2026-06-15HACEIPT
- 2026-05-11TCIEDHW
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-01-29TEOHGLY
- 2025-07-22HBOECIT
- 2025-06-04TAYLEDH
- 2025-05-15HTAMECK
- 2025-03-17HTCONDE
+23 earlier appearances in the archive.