ye

ye
I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gē; akin to Old High German ir you — more at you Date: before 12th century 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 II. definite article Etymology: 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 Date: 1551 archaic the <
Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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