How to Address People in Medieval Olde English
- 1). To address someone directly in the second person in the nominative case, use "þu," pronounced "thoo." To address someone in the second person in the accusative case, use "þe," pronounced "theh."
- 2). To address a male in the third person nominative, use "he," pronounced "heh." This is equivalent to modern English "he." To address a female in the third person nominative, use "heo," pronounced "heo." This is equivalent to modern English "she."
- 3). To address a male in the third person accusative, use "hine," pronounced as it looks. To address a female in the third person accusative, use "hie," pronounced "hee-uh."