She
WiktionaryText
Etymology
sche, hye from earlier scho, hyo [Early Middle English ᵹho], a phonetic development of /hj/ ["hy-"] to /S/ ["sh"] [cf Shetland, Old Norse Hjaltland] from hēo, hīo "she", fem form of . Akin to Old English , fem form of . Cognate with German sie.
Pronoun
- A female person; the previously mentioned female person.
- I asked Mary, but she said she didn't know.
- The previously mentioned ship, country, or female animal.
- She is a beautiful boat, isn't she?