“She prophecy’d his return.”
Usage Entry 462 / 1011 60-second read
Prophecy vs. Prophesy
The noun versus the verb.
The comparisoni
“She prophesied his return.”
The ruleii
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PROPHECY (noun). PROPHESY (verb).
PROPHECY (CY) is the prediction — the noun. PROPHESY (SY) is to predict — the verb. Same word, two endings.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
CY = noun. SY = verb."