ye¹ Definition
ye (t̸hə, t̸hi, t̸hē; now often erroneously or facetiously yē)
adjective,
Archaic the: y was substituted by early printers for the thorn (þ), the Old and Middle English character representing the sound (t̸h) or (t̸h): sometimes written “y”
ye² Definition
ye (yē)
Archaic you: first used only as nominative plural, later as nominative singular, and still later, esp. in dialectal speech, as objective singular and plural
Etymology: ME < OE ge, ye, nom. pl. corresponding to thu, thou, akin to Goth jus, but with vowel modified after we (see we): for IE base see you
ye Usage Examples
Preposition: that
iniquity: And then I will profess unto you I never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity.
Converse of object
- pray: My lord, I pray ye, put off your doublet.
- tarry: Acts 3.14 Then saith he unto them my soul is exceeding sorrowfull even unto death tarry ye here & watch with me.
- tell: I won't tell ye how I loved that dear girl.
- believe: Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed " .
- come: I have none in the house now; but if ye come on the morrow ye shall have a triple measure.
- think: By the mass, lad, I thought ye were sped!
Adjective modifier
wid: Ye'll no ' sell yer time or yer name tae some that wid hire ye.
Modifies a noun
- olde: A cool vintage English tin, in a ye olde style!
- ken: It niver hid a name, aye a richt name, ye ken.
- hae: There ye hae yer pride o bein Scottish, a pride o haein wir ain identity.
- faithful: Rutter O come, all ye faithful - Wade, arr.
- tae: Are ye aff tae lie in lotion, oan a towel, wi ' yer pals?
- sd: Neither are there any Master, Warden, Prior or Governor of either of ye sd.
Noun used with modifier
- O: Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
- gin: Gin ye can licht on ony dacent sensible wumman o ' your ain age I'm nae jist carin ' sae muckle.
- wi: You git me that an ye sal hae yeir bonnie lassie awa free wi ye.
- praise: Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.
- wid: Fit wye wid ye caa a cat a dog?
- fur: And we've waited fur ye fae the time that time began.
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