þei

See also: yei, thei, and Yei

Gothic

Romanization

þei

Romanization of 𐌸𐌴𐌹

Middle English

Alternative forms

þey, þeye, thei, theie, they, theiȝ, theyȝ, þeih, theih, þhei, þai, þay, thai, thay, þeȝ, þeȝȝ, þe, the, thi, þi, þie, þæȝe, tai, tay, tei, teȝȝ, dei, dey, day, yei, yay, ai

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse þeir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θɛi̯/
Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Pronoun

þei (accusative þem, genitive þeires, þeiren, possessive determiner þeir)

Third-person plural pronoun: they
- 1375, William of Palerne.
  Non knew here cunseile but þei þre one.
(demonstrative) those

Descendants

English: they
Scots: thay

See also

he

References

“thei (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Determiner

þei

Alternative form of þi

References

“thin, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.

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