me

Etymology 1

From Middle English me, from Old English mē (“me”, originally dative, but later also accusative), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁me- (“me”). Cognates Cognate with Scots me (“me”), North Frisian me (“me”), Saterland Frisian mie (“me”), Dutch me, mij (“me”), Low German mi (“me”), German mir (“me”, dative), Icelandic mér (“me”, dative), Latin mē (“me”), Ancient Greek μέ (mé), ἐμέ (emé, “me”), Sanskrit मा (mā, “me”).

pron

1. As the direct object of a verb.
   Can you hear me?
2. (archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
   And I awoke, and found me here. 1819, John Keats, La Belle Dame sans Merci
3. As the object of a preposition.
   Come with me.
4. As the indirect object of a verb.
   He gave me this.
5. (colloquial) As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
   [It was] literally all me and my astrophysicist colleagues could talk about.
   Stella and me have opted to take a course called 'Autobiography and Fiction'.
6. (US, colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
   When I get to college, I'm gonna get me a white Nissan Sentra. 1993 April, Harper's Magazine
7. As the complement of the copula (be or is).
   It wasn't me.
   It's either me or Jeremy Corbyn. 2017, Theresa May, “Andrew Neil interviews Theresa May: full transcript”, in The Spectator, archived from the original on 2017-05-22
8. (informal, with and, often proscribed) As the subject of a verb.
   Me and my friends played a game.
9. (nonstandard, not with and) As the subject of a verb.
   One of them, whose sobriquet was Big-headed Blackboy, was stretched out before the fire, and no answer could be obtained from him, but a drawling repetition, in grunts of displeasure, of "Bel (not) me want to go. 1844, Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, volume II
   Whoa! That was about the coolest thing ever! Me gotta see that again. 10 October 2005, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Teen Girl Squad Issue #10”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman)

Etymology 2

Variant form.

det

1. (UK regional, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of my
   There don't seem much to say just now. / (Yer what? Then don't, yer ruddy cow! / And give us back me cigarette!) a. 1918, Wilfred Owen, “The Letter”, in Douglas Kerr, editor, The Works of Wilfred Owen, page 54
   I want me money back! 1994, John Hodge, Shallow Grave, spoken by Alex Law (Ewan McGregor)
   Get off me cheese! Get off! Get off! 1995, Nick Park, A Close Shave
   "What have I ever done to prove me worth, or where I could at least say as I'd made a difference?" 2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, page 99

Etymology 3

noun

1. (music) The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the flat of the third note of a major scale.