Middle English Dictionary Entry

ink pron. (dual)
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Entry Info

Forms ink pron. (dual) Also inc, hinc, ȝinc, ȝing & hunke, gunc, ȝunc, ȝung.
Etymology OE inc, dat. of git; forms ȝinc, etc., influenced by nom.; forms hunke, ȝunc, etc., influenced perh. by unk pron. or by plural form you, etc.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
As direct or indirect object of a verb, object of a prep. or inf.: you two; ~ beien (bothe), both of you.
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2.
Refl. (a) Your two selves; of two subjects mutually: each other; bi)twene ~, between your two selves; (b) as dative of interest: for your two selves.
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3.
(a) As object of an impersonal verb: you two; (b) in impersonal constructions with ben & adj.: for you two, to you.
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