WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Thou
Part of Speech : pron.
Etymology : [OE. thou, ?u, AS. edhu, edhu; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. ?u, Goth. ?u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. *185. Cf. Thee, Thine, Te Deum.]
Definition : Defn: The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style. Art thou he that should come Matt. xi. 3.

Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." Skeat.

Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou.

[Sing.: nom. Thou; poss. Thy or Thine (; obj. Thee. Pl.: nom. You (; poss. Your or Yours (; obj. You.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thou
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt. If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss. Shak.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thou
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends. [R.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913