Main Entry:

¹he

Pronunciation:

\ˈhē, ē\

Function:

pronoun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English hē; akin to Old English hēo she, hit it, Old High German hē he, Latin cis, citra on this side, Greek ekeinos that person

Date:

before 12th century

1 : that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer <he is my father> — compare him, his, it, she, they 2 —used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified <he that hath ears to hear, let him hear — Matthew 11:15(Authorized Version)><one should do the best he can>