thoo

English

Preposition

thoo (nonstandard)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of through.

Pronoun

thoo

  1. (Orkney) Thou; singular informal form of you.
Usage notes
  • Historically also used north of the Humber-Lume line in (Northern) England, but now rare there.

Anagrams

Scots

Pronoun

thoo (objective case thee, vocative thee, possessive determiner thee)

  1. (Orkney) Alternative form of thou
    Thoo kens whit hid's like wi a hooseful o folk
    You know what it's like with a houseful of folks

Usage notes
  • thoo is used to address a friend, a family member or someone younger.

Further reading
  • Flaws, Margaret; Lamb, Gregor (1996) The Orkney Dictionary, Kirkwall, Orkney: Orkney Language and Culture Group, published 2001, →ISBN
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