"þey" meaning in Middle English

See þey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} þey, {{enm-adv}} þey
  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of þouȝ (“though”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þouȝ (extra: though)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-adv-kXLu4L-H Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Conjunction

Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} þey
  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of þouȝ (“though”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þouȝ (extra: though)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-conj-kXLu4L-H Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner}} þey
  1. Alternative form of þi (“thy”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þi (extra: thy)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-det-LHJz6ypp Categories (other): Middle English determiners
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: þeies [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} þey, {{enm-noun|þeies}} þey (plural þeies)
  1. Alternative form of þigh (“thigh”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þigh (extra: thigh)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-noun-4PLI3Vwx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Numeral

Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} þey
  1. Alternative form of tweyn (“two”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tweyn (extra: two)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-num-X9rL~25r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Pronoun

Forms: þem [accusative], þeyres [genitive], þeyren [genitive], þeyr [determiner, possessive]
Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|þem|genitive|þeyres, þeyren|possessive determiner|þeyr}} þey (accusative þem, genitive þeyres, þeyren, possessive determiner þeyr)
  1. Alternative form of þei (“they”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þei (extra: they)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-pron--jYSxHJH Categories (other): Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} þey
  1. (Northern) Alternative form of þe (“thee”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þe (extra: thee)
    Sense id: en-þey-enm-pron-ArLjcC~w Categories (other): Northern Middle English, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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