THY= / ð aɪ/ The possessive form of the old second person singular THOU (see above). We can still often find that kind of inversion in poetry. In old English, if we start the sentence with a word other than the subject there was an inversion, so here, we start with the word 'blessed' and we need an inversion. The form THOU is the singular form of YOU and ART is the old form of the verb To Be for the second person singular (sg: 'thou art', pl: 'ye are'). Today, the forms THOU and THEE are only used in prayers and also by the Amish population in the United States.ĪRT THOU= (Old English) You are. Ye come for to help me = you come to help me. Ic love thee, thou lovest me = I love you, you love me. In old English we had four different forms:

In modern English we use YOU both for the singular and plural and both for the subject and object forms of the second person of the pronoun. GRACE= The state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God. It is used to translate the Latin 'Ave', so it is often used to translate greetings for Roman Caesars and for the Virgin Mary. HAIL= (archaic) An ancient salutation similar to 'hello', of a Germanic origin.

Hail mary in latin and english