Below is a list of Middle English personal pronouns.
Singular | Plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | Oblique | Genitive | Nominative | Oblique | Genitive | ||
First | ik / ich / I | me | my(n) | we | us | oure | |
Second | þou / thou | þee / thee | þy(n) / thy(n) | ȝe / ye | ȝow / you | ȝower / your | |
Third | Impersonal | hit | hit / him | his | he þei / they |
hem þem / them |
her þeir / their |
Masculine | he | him | his | ||||
Feminine | ȝho / scho / sche | hire | hire |
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