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thye

thye is the obsolete spelling of thy.

Meaning of thy

Conjunction

thy

  1. (obsolete) Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
    • For-thy it round and hollow shaped was, Like to the world itselfe, and seem'd aworld of glass.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Questions about thye

What is thye the obsolete spelling of?
Thye is the obsolete spelling of thy.

Words near thye in the dictionary

  1. Thyatira
  2. thyatirid
  3. thyatirids
  4. thycoplankton
  5. thycoplanktonic
  6. thye
  7. Thyestean
  8. Thyestes
  9. Thygerson
  10. thygmotaxic
  11. thygmotaxis

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