First Known Use: before 12th century
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1ye
pronoun \ˈyē\
Definition of YE
: you 1 —used originally only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects
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Origin of YE
Middle English, from Old English gē; akin to Old High German ir you — more at you
Rhymes with YE
b, be, bee, c, cay, cee, Cree, d, dee, Dee, dree, e, fee, flea, flee, free, g, gee, ghee, glee, gree, he, key, Key, knee, lea, lee, me, mi, p, pea, pee, plea, pree, quay, re, Rhee, scree, sea, see, she, si, ski, spree, sri, t, tea, tee, the, thee, three, ti, tree, twee, Twi, v, vee, we, wee, whee, z, zee
2ye
definite article \yē, yə; orig same as 1the\
Definition of YE
archaic : the <Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe>
Origin of YE
alteration of Middle English þe the, from Old English þē; from the use of the letter y by printers and scribes of late Middle English to represent þ (th) of earlier manuscripts
First Known Use: 1551
YE Defined for Kids
ye
pronoun \ˈyē\
Definition of YE for Kids
: you 1 Hint:Ye is a very old word that still appears in books and sayings from long ago. People use it today to imitate that old way of speaking.
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