thy
/ˈðaɪ̯/ conjunction
Also a form of thou
- conjunction (obsolete) Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
Synonyms
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.
Webster’s 1913
- pronoun Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; --used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
Etymology [OE. thi, shortened from thin. See Thine, Thou.]
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