thine

[ thahyn ]

pronoun

1. the possessive case of thou ¹ used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
2. the possessive case of thou ¹ used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound: Compare thy.

   thine eyes; thine honor.

3. that which belongs to thee:

   Thine is the power and the glory.

thine

/ ðaɪn /

determiner

1. archaic.
   Compare thy
   1. preceding a vowel of, belonging to, or associated in some way with you (thou)

      thine eyes

   2. ( as pronoun )

      thine is the greatest burden

Word History and Origins

Origin of thine¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English thīn; cognate with Old Norse thinn, Gothic theins; thou ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of thine¹

Old English thīn; related to Old High German dīn, Gothic theina

Example Sentences

For my sake turn again to life and smile, nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do something to comfort other hearts than thine.

From The Daily Beast

He also liked to say, without a trace of self-consciousness, “To thine own self be true.”

From The Daily Beast

It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.

From Project Gutenberg

If thine eye be sound the whole body is illumined; if the eye be diseased the whole body is in darkness.

From Project Gutenberg

Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.

From Project Gutenberg

Thine is the spirit of universal liberty and love—of uncompromising hostility to every form of injustice and wrong.

From Project Gutenberg

The men said unto her, we will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

From Project Gutenberg