Aug 17, 2010 · I read a sentence containing the word thy, but I cannot find the meaning of that word. Is it older English, or is it still used in contemporary English today?

Aug 18, 2017 · Thy and thine are archaic forms corresponding to your and yours respectively. Use thy where you would use your (but see note at end of answer) and thine where you would use yours.

Sep 22, 2010 · Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the …

Jun 26, 2019 · "Thy" would be less common, but I doubt that it has died out entirely. However, I can't imagine a typical Yorkshireman who would use "thee" and "thou" being sufficiently delicate as to use …

Jun 4, 2021 · 6 I'm not sure of the explanation for "thy whole body". The KJV (at least, the version indexed at the website that you linked to) uses both my, thy, a and mine, thine, an before words …

Mar 30, 2018 · 21 What is the meaning of "thou thee" from the quotation below referenced in this Quora answer? (Attributed to the attorney-general at Sir Walter Raleigh’s trial.) All that he did was at thy …

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0 "thou, thee, thy, thine" were replaced by "you, your, yours" between 1600 and 1700. You still find thou and the connected forms in the Bible and in Shakespeare (around 1600). You would produce a very …

Jul 9, 2012 · Finally, thy and thine are the second-person singular equivalents of your and yours. To help you remember when to use which, try substituting "my" and "mine" instead.

Oct 19, 2016 · Note: I favour the OP's title Why does the Our Father use “thy”? rather than the edited version If “thy” is an informal pronoun, then why does The Lord's Prayer use it to refer to God? Also, …