thy English · revision 7715

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=before 1175|origins=ang þīn}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈðaɪ̯/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English thi, a reduced form of þin, [[thine]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Old English [[m|ang|þīn]], the genitive of þū, [[thou]].^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or belonging to thee: before 1175 in the OED, the late 12th century in Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) thi probably before 1200, in the ''Ancrene Riwle''.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Until the 15th century it was used only before consonants other than h, with thine before vowels, in the same way as my and mine or a and an.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) It is the possessive of thou, and in modern use belongs only to solemn style.^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023) The EDD records it in northern English and Scots dialect speech.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1175 – thi.^(OED 1989)

+ * 15th century – used before vowels too.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Determiner===

+ # ''(archaic)'' [[your|alt=Your]], of or belonging to thee.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[beggar-thy-neighbor]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[thine]]

+ * [[thou]]

+ * [[thee]]

+ * [[my]]

+ * [[mine]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The OED also records an Old English adverb thy, therefore, because (about 897),^(OED 1989) and thy as an obsolete spelling of thigh.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}