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thy.

Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈðaɪ̯/[ˈðaɪ̯]
  1. Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).

    obsolete
det/ˈðaɪ̯/[ˈðaɪ̯]
  1. Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

    Early · Modern · archaic · dialectal · form-of · literary · possessive
Where this word comes from

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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