Y.
Y, its name and plur. numb.;
—borrowed first by the Romans from the Greeks, by whom called Ypsilon
—in Eng. is either a vowel or a conson.
—classed with the semivowels
—final, changed or unchanged before terminations
—do., when, by former practice, retained in verbs ending in y,
before conson. terminations
—sounds of
—in poet. format. of adjectives
Ye, nom. plur., solemn style —its use as the obj. case —as a mere explet. in burlesque —its use in the lang. of tragedy —used for thee —in the Eng. Bible not found in the obj. case —Ye and you, promisc. use of, in the same case and the same style, ineleg.
Yes, yea, in a simp. affirmation, construc. and class of —derivation of, from Anglo-Sax.
You, use of, for thou
—You, with was, ("YOU WAS BUILDING,") approved by DR. WEBST. et
al., as the better form for the sing. numb.
—You, and VERB PLUR., in reference to one person, how to be
treated in parsing. Your, facet. in conversation, and how uttered
("Dwells, like YOUR miser, sir," &c., SHAK.,) Yourself, its
pecul. of construc.
Your Majesty, your Highness, &c., see Address.
Youyouing and theethouing, history of