See also: -þu, þú, and thu

Gothic

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Romanization

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þū

  1. Romanization of 𐌸𐌿

Middle English

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Pronoun

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þu

  1. Alternative form of þou (thou)

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Cognate with Old Frisian thū, Old Saxon thū, Old Dutch thū, Old High German , Old Norse þú, Gothic 𐌸𐌿 (þū). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin and Ancient Greek σύ ().

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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þū

  1. you, thou (nominative singular)

Usage notes

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Unlike later (Middle and Early Modern) usage of "thou", Old English þū was simply a singular pronoun, with no connotation of informality or disrespect.

Declension

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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þū

  1. thou
    þū vēst ok þæt gø̄rir iak ok svāyou know and so do i

Declension

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Old Swedish personal pronouns
first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
singular
nominative iak, iæk þū han hōn þæt
accusative mik, mek þik sik han hana, hōna þæt
dative mǣ(r), mik þǣ(r), þik sǣ(r), sik hōnum, hānum hænni þȳ, þī
genitive mīn þīn sīn hans hænna(r) þæs
dual
nominative vit it
accusative oker *iker sik
dative oker *iker sǣr, sik
genitive okar *ikar sīn
plural
nominative vī(r) ī(r) þē(r) þā(r) þø̄n, þē(n)
accusative os, ōs iþer sik þā þā(r) þø̄n, þē(n)
dative os, ōs iþer sǣr, sik þēm, þø̄m, þom þēm, þø̄m, þom þēm, þø̄m, þom
genitive vār iþar sīn þēra þēra þēra

Descendants

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  • Swedish: du