Thy
[ðaɪ]
Definition
(pron.) 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.
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Definition
poss. adj. thine of or pertaining to thee.
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Examples
- Constantly she talked to me about what I should do to be thy wife. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thyself and thy horses. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But thy rest agen to-morrow's work, my dear. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There is more in it than thou dost guess, Conrade; thy simplicity is no match for this deep abyss of wickedness. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I demand again to know from thee thy business with Brian de Bois-Guilbert? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I am thy sister, Maria said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Were thy garments searched by as curious an eye, Isaac, said he, what discoveries might not be made? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Say my message to thy mistress, and let her do her pleasure. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Let me take thy jacket, Maria said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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