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. 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

As “The Ballad of the Witches Road” says, “Primal night, giveth sight familiar by thy side. If onе be gone, we carry on, spirit as our guidе.”

From Salon

In Episode 2, "Circle Sewn with Fate Unlock Thy Hidden Gate," "Teen" is driving Agatha to rally up a makeshift coven of witches including Lilia Calderu, A 450-year-old Sicilian witch played by the always delightful Patti LuPone, and when asked by Agatha to talk about who he is, and where he's from, his words are muted.

From Salon

“She was glad to do the thankless, unglamorous work that for generations has strengthened the fabric of this nation,” Mrs. Obama said, “the belief that if you do unto others, if you love thy neighbor, if you work and scrape and sacrifice, it will pay off. If not for you, then maybe for your children or your grandchildren.”

From Salon

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him?

From Los Angeles Times

His crime: taking too seriously the biblical commandment to love thy neighbor and the injunction not to kill.

From New York Times