Y

pron. The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the nominative case. In Old English ye was used only as a nominative, and you only as a dative or objective. In the 16th century, however, ye and you became confused and were often used interchangeably, both as nominatives and objectives, and you has now superseded ye except in solemn or poetic use. See You, and Thou.

 - adv. Yea; yes. An old method of printing the article the with the 'y' being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced ye. See The, and Thorn.