hys

Determiner

Meaning

Obsolete form of his.

(LGBT, nonstandard) Gender-variant or gender-neutral spelling of his.

Examples

For when every judgement is the act of hym that judgeth, it behoveth that every man performe hys worke and purpose, not by any forayne or straunge power or facultie, but by his owne proper power, and strength. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

Mie love ys dedde, Gon to hys death-bedde, Al under the wyllowe tree. Waterre wytches, crownede wythe reytes, Bere mee to yer leathalle tyde. I die; I comme; mie true love waytes. Thos the damselle spake, and dyed. Thomas Chatterton

Old proverbe says, That byrd ys not honest That fyleth hys owne nest. John Skelton

Moteleȝ may so meke and mylde", Þen sayde I to þat lufly flor, "Bryng me to þat bygly bylde And let me se þy blysful bor." Þat schene sayde: "Þat God wyl schylde; Þou may not enter wythinne hys tor. Pearl Poet

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