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Collins English-English Dictionary
- ye
[jiː]
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1.
pron
[Dialect]
ee refers to one person addressed
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I tell ye
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2.
pron
[archaic or dialect]
refers to more than one person including the person addressed but not including the speaker
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3.
pron
[Etymology]
Old English ge; related to Dutch gij, Old Norse er, Gothic jus
- ye
[ðiː]
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1.
determiner
a form of the, used in conjunction with other putative archaic spellings
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ye olde oake
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2.
determiner
[Etymology]
from a misinterpretation of the as written in some Middle English texts. The runic letter thorn (Þ, representing th) was incorrectly transcribed as y because of a resemblance in their shapes
- ye
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1.
the internet domain name for
Yemen
Examples
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Ye Gods,what a night!
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上帝啊,多好的一夜啊!
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That's a fine how-d'ye-do.
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这是一个相当尴尬的局面。
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do ye mind his name?
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ye olde oake
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