thei

See also: þei

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

thei

1. Alternative spelling of þei (“they”)
   • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:

     And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Determiner

thei

1. Alternative spelling of þei (“thy”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

thei

1. (Northern) Alternative spelling of þei (“thee”)

Etymology 4

Noun

thei (plural theies)

1. Alternative spelling of þei (“thigh”)

Etymology 5

Adverb

thei

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative spelling of þei (“though”)

Conjunction

thei

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative spelling of þei (“though”)

Etymology 6

Numeral

thei

1. Alternative spelling of þei (“two”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθei̯/

Noun

thei

1. Aspirate mutation of tei.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tei	dei	nhei	thei
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.