"he" meaning in Middle English

See he in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: her [comparative], hest [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|her|superlative|hest|head=}} he (comparative her, superlative hest), {{enm-adj||her|hest}} he (comparative her, superlative hest)
  1. Alternative form of heigh (“high”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heigh (extra: high)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-adj-g7pn-Jbf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 3 10 4 9 8 8 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection}} he
  1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hey)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-intj-UP9wtPFK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} he
  1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heye (extra: hedge)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-noun-kl1olJ4L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Pronoun

IPA: /heː/ Forms: him [accusative], hine [accusative], his [genitive], hisen [genitive], his [determiner, possessive]
Etymology: From Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hē}} Old English hē, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hiʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hiz||this, this one}} Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”) Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|him|or|hine|genitive|his|or|hisen|possessive determiner|his}} he (accusative him or hine, genitive his or hisen, possessive determiner his)
  1. Third-person singular masculine pronoun: he
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-enm:he Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 12 20 20 20 8
  2. it; used also of inanimate objects
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-w3mgFprU Categories (other): Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 12 20 20 20 8
  3. (impersonal) Third-person singular impersonal pronoun: one; you Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-XmUZRTM4 Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 12 20 20 20 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: hee, , ȝe, e, a, ho, heo, hie, hye, hi, hey, ha Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Pronoun

Forms: hem [accusative], he [accusative], heres [genitive], heren [genitive], here [determiner, possessive]
Etymology: From Old English hīe, hī. Compare þei. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hīe}} Old English hīe, {{m|ang|hī}} hī, {{m|enm|þei}} þei Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|hem|or|he|genitive|heres|or|heren|possessive determiner|here}} he (accusative hem or he, genitive heres or heren, possessive determiner here)
  1. Third-person plural nominative pronoun: they
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-enm:they Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 12 20 20 20 8
  2. Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-NauwKhSg Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 12 20 20 20 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: e, a, ho, heo, hie, hye, hi, hey, ha, heȝ, hei, hay, hy, hig, hiȝ, hij, hio, hoe, hue, huy, hui, i Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} he
  1. Alternative form of heo (“she”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heo (extra: she)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-hwAiGCuw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: heth [present, singular, third-person], hende [participle, present], hed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} he, {{enm-verb|heth|hende|hed}} he (third-person singular simple present heth, present participle hende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hed)
  1. Alternative form of hyen (“to go quickly”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hyen (extra: to go quickly)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-verb-6j2mYuHn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for he meaning in Middle English (13.4kB)

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    {
      "word": "oure"
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      "word": "ȝe"
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      "word": "here"
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    {
      "word": "hereheres"
    },
    {
      "word": "heren"
    },
    {
      "word": "þei"
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      "word": "þem"
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    {
      "word": "þeim"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeir"
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    {
      "word": "þeirþeires"
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      "word": "heȝ"
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      "word": "hei"
    },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "hye"
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    {
      "word": "hig"
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      "word": "hij"
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      "word": "hio"
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      "word": "ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoe"
    },
    {
      "word": "hue"
    },
    {
      "word": "huy"
    },
    {
      "word": "hui"
    },
    {
      "word": "e"
    },
    {
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "word": "a"
    }
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}

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