Your;—modifying a noun denoting something in the charge, control, or possession of the person(s addressed, or something rhetorically assigned to the person(s addressed as something to be dealt with: (a) with plural referent; (b) with plural referent though ostensibly addressed to an individual; (c) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting something in the charge, control, or possession of the person addressed, or something rhetorically assigned to the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; (b) addressed to a social superior, parent, or person from whom a favor is requested; (c) addressed to the speaker’s husband; (d) addressed to a stranger or an apparent social equal; (e) addressed to an inferior.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting the hearer’s or hearers’ thought, desire, intention, attitude, etc., or their manifestation or verbal expression: (a) with plural referent; ~ aldre; (b) with plural referent though ostensibly addressed to an individual; ~ aldre; (c) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting the hearer’s thought, desire, intention, attitude, etc., or their manifestation or verbal expression;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; (b) addressed to a superior or a person from whom a favor is requested; (c) addressed to a parent, God, or a divine emissary; (d) addressed to a husband or suitor; also, addressed to a lady; (e) addressed to a stranger or an opponent.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting something done, performed, made, or provided by the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent; (b) with plural referent though ostensibly addressed to an individual; (c) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting something done, performed, made, or provided by the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; (b) addressed to a superior, God, or a person from whom a favor is asked; (c) addressed to a husband or to a lady; (d) addressed to an inferior.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting a part of the body, a physical feature or faculty, etc. of the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent; also with implied plural referent, though addressed to an individual; (b) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting a part of the body or physical feature of the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler or parent; (b) addressed to a (male) lover or to a lady; (c) addressed to a stranger or an opponent.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting the soul, mind, heart, etc. of the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent; also with implied plural referent, though addressed to an individual; ~ al; (b) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting the heart of the person addressed;—with singular referent, addressed to a ruler or parent.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting an attribute, experience, a trait, faculty, condition, state of mind, the life, etc. of the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent; also in periphrastic phrase used as form of address [quot. 1423]; (b) with plural referent and accompanied by another pron. or adj.: ~ bothe; (c) with implied plural referent, though addressed to an individual; (d) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting an attribute, experience, a trait, faculty, condition, state of mind, the life, etc. of the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler or parent; (b) addressed to a superior, God, or a suitor or mistress; (c) addressed to a stranger or an opponent; (d) in periphrastic phrases addressed to a ruler, superior, or parent; ~ grace (heighnesse, lordshipe, etc.), your grace, etc., thou, thee, you.

Modifying a noun denoting something done for, directed at, or imposed on the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent: your; also with implied plural or indefinite referent; (b) with singular referent: thy, thine, your.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting something pertaining to the person(s addressed, or something with which the person is affiliated or associated, or a group or entity to which the person belongs: (a) with plural referent; (b) with implied plural referent, though addressed to an individual; also with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting something pertaining to the person addressed, or something with which the person is affiliated;—with singular referent.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting persons related literally or figuratively by blood or marriage to the person(s addressed;—with plural referent; also with referent of indefinite number; ~ aldre.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting persons related literally or figuratively by blood or marriage to the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; (b) addressed to a superior, a parent, or a husband, to God or Mary, or to a person from whom a favor is requested; (c) addressed to an equal or inferior.

Your;—modifying a noun denoting persons or beings related by subordination, responsibility, attitude, action, etc. to the person(s addressed: (a) with plural referent; ~ aldre, al ~; (b) with implied plural referent addressed to an individual; (c) with referent of indefinite number.

Thy, thine, your;—modifying a noun denoting persons or beings related by subordination, responsibility, attitude, or action to the person addressed;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; (b) addressed to a superior, a husband, a lady, or a person from whom a favor is requested; (c) addressed to an equal or inferior.

Used absolutely, with ref. to things, persons, animals, etc. (with noun usu. supplied from the context): (a) yours;—with plural referent; also with implied plural referent or with referent of indefinite number; (b) with ppl. unwitinge and plural referent: ~ unwitinge, against your intentions.

Used absolutely, with ref. to both persons and things (with noun usu. supplied from the context): thine, yours;—with singular referent: (a) addressed to a ruler; ye and alle ~, you and ~, you and (all) those people belonging, related, or attached to you, you and (all) yours; (b) addressed to a superior, parent, suitor, or lady, or to a person from whom a favor is requested; (c) addressed to an equal or inferior.

As gen. obj. of cunnen v. & eghten v., with ref. to persons: you;—with plural referent.

(a) In partitive constructions: of you; ~ ani (either, on, som, etc.); which (ech) ~; (b) in emphatic phrase, modifying a noun: ~ ouen, thine own, your own;—with both plural and singular referents; also used absol. [quots. c1400 & c1475(c1399)].

Error for you pron.