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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Me, pers. pron. Also: mee, mi, my. [ME. me, mee, also mi (Cursor M.), OE. m accus. and dative.] The oblique case of the first personal pron. sing.: Me.a. Objective with verbs. Also reflex. b. As a dative, dative of interest, or with impers. verbs (and see also Me-think v. and Think v.). c. Governed by prepositions. Also the like of me, see Like a., adv. and n. D 2 c. d. With complements. For the use in legal formulæ as Be it kend etc. me (to have done something), see Ken v. 22 b.a. a1500 K. Hart 688.
Ȝe sall nocht herbrie me and Eis at anis c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 483.
Sum kissis me, sum clappis me, sum kyndnes me proferis c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i. 693.
First he ȝour grace did lichtlie and me than 1594 Colville Lett. 265.
Lett my know watt becomes of your selfereflex. 1375 Barb. xi. 638.
Till ȝow her I ȝeld me 1456 Hay II. 77/13.
That I may abstene me fra thy presence c1475 Wall. ix. 251.
This blythis me mekill mor 1528 Douglas Corr. 136.
I commend me oneto ȝour lordschep 1598 Melvill Spirit. Propine 142.
As I me walked [= as I awaked]b. (1) a1400 Leg. S. xi. 56.
Anence that thu writtis me now 1519 Douglas Corr. 76.
I or ony me belangis 1567–8 Q. Mary Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lvii.
Send mi en(2) a1605 Montg. Flyt. 412 (T).
They tirlt me that taid 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 8.
Confound me ane of thir twa with the uther … ye tyne the relation. … Turne me over the ane into the uther [etc.] 1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 247/416.
[He] did cutt me of [his] heade(3) a1400 Leg. S. xix. 252.
As hewy me thé thocht As I had borne the warld hale Ib. xxxvi. 933.
Of the twa last spek me ne list Ib. xliii. 557.
I may, Gif me lykis, now sla thé ?1438 Alex. ii. 4251.
Me had leuer had this melle a1500 Rauf C. 285.
Me war laith to bydec. a1400 Leg. S. v. 82.
Grath to me the fud 1474 Reg. Morton II. 223.
For me & myn ayris c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 427.
That I may spy … a space me beside Id. Flyt. 110 (M).
I tak on mee [that, etc.] 1567–8 Q. Mary Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lvii.
Vreit off yours to mid. (1) a1500 Henr. III. 106/7.
To mak me … kyng c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 252.
I … schew me innocent(2) 1375 Barb. xi. 638.
I will me speid To help him 1449 Reg. Great S. 70/2.
I oblis me … to do my lele diligence [etc.] c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 67/20.
I confes me that I haue offendit [etc.]