"you" meaning in Middle English

See you in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} you
  1. alternative form of yow Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yow
    Sense id: en-you-enm-pron-gh40xBQL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} you
  1. (Northern, Northeast Midland) alternative form of þou Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þou
    Sense id: en-you-enm-pron-18iaqB-t Categories (other): Northeast Midland Middle English, Northern Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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