"ye" meaning in Middle English

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Adverb

IPA: /jɛː/
Etymology: From Old English gēa, from Proto-West Germanic *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|gēa}} Old English gēa, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*jā}} Proto-West Germanic *jā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ja}} Proto-Germanic *ja Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} ye, {{enm-adv}} ye
  1. yes, yea
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-adv-kiOymt4D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yie
Etymology number: 2

Article

Etymology: table Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|the}} table Head templates: {{head|enm|article}} ye
  1. (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þe (“the”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þe (extra: the)
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-article-c-oIMU3n Categories (other): Northern Middle English, Middle English articles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: [canonical], yën [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=yë|sort=}} yë, {{enm-noun|yën|head=yë}} yë (plural yën)
  1. Alternative form of eie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eie
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-noun-S7R5lCPy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /jeː/ Forms: yow [accusative], youres [genitive], youren [genitive], your [determiner, possessive]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Old English ġē, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́ (with the nominative ending added). Compare the second-person dual pronoun ȝit. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġē}} Old English ġē, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*jiʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*jūz}} Proto-Germanic *jūz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*yū́}} Proto-Indo-European *yū́, {{m|enm|ȝit}} ȝit Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|yow|genitive|youres, youren|possessive determiner|your}} ye (accusative yow, genitive youres, youren, possessive determiner your)
  1. Second-person plural pronoun: ye, you (plural).
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-pron-enm:you
  2. (formal) second-person singular pronoun: you (singular). Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-pron-v7VCSXtp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: yee, ȝe, ȝee, yeȝ, yhe, ȝhe, ge, iye, ȝie, gie, hye, hie, ȝeo, geo, yie

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} ye
  1. (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þe (“thee”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: þe (extra: thee)
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-pron-ArLjcC~w Categories (other): Northern Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /jeː/ Forms: yeyn [participle, present]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Old English ġē, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́ (with the nominative ending added). Compare the second-person dual pronoun ȝit. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġē}} Old English ġē, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*jiʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*jūz}} Proto-Germanic *jūz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*yū́}} Proto-Indo-European *yū́, {{m|enm|ȝit}} ȝit Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|present participle|yeyn}} ye (present participle yeyn)
  1. Address a single person by the use of the pronoun ye instead of thou.
    Sense id: en-ye-enm-verb-RJegR-LO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 7 3 8 4 71 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 15 17 68 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 8 4 4 7 10 3 64 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: yee, ȝe, ȝee, yeȝ, yhe, ȝhe, ge, iye, ȝie, gie, hye, hie, ȝeo, geo, yie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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        {
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        {
          "word": "min"
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        {
          "word": "sche"
        },
        {
          "word": "heo"
        },
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          "word": "hireheo"
        },
        {
          "word": "hire"
        },
        {
          "word": "hirehires"
        },
        {
          "word": "hiren"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit"
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        {
          "word": "hithim2"
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        {
          "word": "—"
        },
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          "word": "wit"
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        {
          "word": "unk"
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        },
        {
          "word": "ȝit"
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "we"
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        {
          "word": "us"
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        {
          "word": "ous"
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          "word": "oure"
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        },
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          "word": "yow"
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        },
        {
          "word": "youren"
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        },
        {
          "word": "hem"
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        {
          "word": "here"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "heren"
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          "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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  "etymology_text": "table",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "article"
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "pos": "article",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "the",
          "word": "þe"
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          "name": "Northern Middle English",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "Alternative form of þe (“the”)"
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        [
          "þe",
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        "(chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þe (“the”)"
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        "Northern",
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}

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    {
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        {
          "extra": "thee",
          "word": "þe"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle English verbs",
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        {
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      "form": "youren",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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          "text": "Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho /That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge /Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do / Ek forto wynnen loue in ſondry ages / In ſondry londes, ſondry ben vſages […]",
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        "second-person singular pronoun: you (singular)."
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        "(formal) second-person singular pronoun: you (singular)."
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      "word": "ȝee"
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      "word": "yeȝ"
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    {
      "word": "yhe"
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      "word": "ȝhe"
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      "word": "ge"
    },
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      "word": "iye"
    },
    {
      "word": "yie"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝie"
    },
    {
      "word": "gie"
    },
    {
      "word": "hye"
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    {
      "word": "hie"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeo"
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    {
      "word": "geo"
    }
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}

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Middle English verbs",
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      "word": "min"
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      "word": "þin"
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      "word": "he"
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    {
      "word": "himhine2"
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    {
      "word": "him"
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      "word": "his"
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    {
      "word": "hishisen"
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    {
      "word": "sche"
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    {
      "word": "heo"
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    {
      "word": "hireheo"
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    {
      "word": "hire"
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    {
      "word": "hirehires"
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    {
      "word": "hiren"
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    {
      "word": "hit"
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    {
      "word": "hithim2"
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    {
      "word": "—"
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      "word": "wit"
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    {
      "word": "unk"
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    {
      "word": "unker"
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    {
      "word": "ȝit"
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    {
      "word": "inc"
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    {
      "word": "inker"
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    {
      "word": "we"
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    {
      "word": "us"
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    {
      "word": "ous"
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    {
      "word": "oure"
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    {
      "word": "oureoures"
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    {
      "word": "ouren"
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    {
      "word": "yow"
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    {
      "word": "your"
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    {
      "word": "youryoures"
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    {
      "word": "youren"
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    {
      "word": "hemhe2"
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    {
      "word": "hem"
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    {
      "word": "here"
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    {
      "word": "hereheres"
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    {
      "word": "heren"
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      "word": "þem"
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    {
      "word": "þeim"
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    {
      "word": "þeir"
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      "word": "þeirþeires"
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    {
      "word": "þeiren"
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      "word": "hie"
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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  "section": "Middle English",
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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 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.