thy
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/ˈðaɪ̯/
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/ˈðaɪ̯/ · [ˈðaɪ̯]
Definition of thy
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
det
- (Early, Modern, archaic, dialectal, form-of, literary, possessive)Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).
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det
- (Early, Modern, archaic, dialectal, form-of, literary, possessive)Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).
- (alt-of, honorific)Honorific alternative letter-case form of thy, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
conj
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(obsolete)Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
“For-thy it round and hollow shaped was, Like to the world itselfe, and seem'd aworld of glass.”
“Wallace knew well the Englishmen would flee, For thy he thrusted in the thickest to be, Hewing full fast on whomsoever he fought, Against his dint fine steel availed nought.”
“For thy it bring: us nearer to the Godhead is nonsense, Daya, if not blasphemy.”
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Etymology
From Middle English þi, apocopated variant of þin, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos (“thy; thine”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“thou”). See thou.
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