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WebDec 10, 2020 · the. definite article, late Old English þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective.After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), þæt (neuter), and probably represents se altered by the th-form which was used in all the masculine oblique cases.. Old English se is from PIE root *so-"this, that" (source also of Sanskrit sa, Avestan ha, Greek ho, he "the ...
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