Main Entry:

¹thou

Pronunciation:

\ˈthau̇\

Function:

pronoun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English thū; akin to Old High German dū thou, Latin tu, Greek sy

Date:

before 12th century

archaic : the one addressed <thou shalt have no other gods before me — Exodus 20:3(Authorized Version)> —used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and by Friends as the universal form of address to one person — compare thee, thine, thy, ye, you