Third-person singular present tense of 'carry,' used when describing what one person or thing does (he/she/it carries).
From 'carry' (Old North French 'carier') with the third-person singular present suffix '-s'; an archaic spelling before standardization to 'carries'.
This spelling variant shows English in transition—'carrys' was used in Early Modern English, but standardization favored 'carries' to avoid confusion with plurals. Language gradually tidies itself up!
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