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9 months ago reesetee said:

True, uselessness. "Archaic The. Misreading of ye, from Middle English þe, spelling of the, (using the letter thorn)."

Also of "you": "Archaic, used nominatively as the plural of thou, esp. in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things): O ye of little faith; ye brooks and hills." And... "Used nominatively for the second person singular, esp. in polite address: Do ye not know me?"

Interesting little word, ye. :-)

9 months ago uselessness said:

That's pretty wild. Source?

9 months ago kewpid said:

This is (was?) actually pronounced 'the'.

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