Thou

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Shakespeare uised ti uiss the wird "thou" in his writins
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Shakespeare uised ti uiss the wird "thou" in his writins

Thou is the seicont person singular pronoun o the Inglis leid. Thou is the nominative case; the oblique/objective (functioning as baith accusative an dative) is thee, an the genitive is thy or thine.

In modren Inglis thou continues tae be uised in some o the regional byleids o Ingland, some releegious contexts (referrin tae God whan caipitalized) an in certain speceefic phrases, e.g. "holier than thou", "fare thee well". Than, its contemporary uiss is an archaism.

Orkney* yet uises wirds sic as thoo, thee, an thou. Ither aulder Scots furms includes ʒe, ʒow, thowe, thoue, an thous.

In ither leids