thy

[ thahy ]

pronoun

1. the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):

   thy table.

thy

/ ðaɪ /

determiner

1. See thine
   archaic.
   usually preceding a consonant belonging to or associated in some way with you (thou) Compare thine

   thy goodness and mercy

Word History and Origins

Origin of thy¹

1125–75; Middle English; variant of thine

Word History and Origins

Origin of thy¹

C12: variant of thine

Example Sentences

O daughter of Babylon… Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

From The Daily Beast

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

From The Daily Beast

Sounds like loving thy neighbor is easier preached than practiced.

From The Daily Beast

Although there is certainly overlap between Birthright Israel and Know Thy Heritage, Rabie hesitates to make the comparison.

From The Daily Beast

“This is not a vacation,” Know Thy Heritage founder Rateb Rabie stressed in several interviews.

From The Daily Beast

Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

From Project Gutenberg

For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.

From Project Gutenberg

And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.

From Project Gutenberg

In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.

From Project Gutenberg

Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.

From Project Gutenberg