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• possessive of thou.

thine

American  

[thahyn] / ðaɪn /

pronoun

1. the possessive case of thou used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.

2. the possessive case of thou used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound.

   thine eyes; thine honor.

3. that which belongs to thee.

   Thine is the power and the glory.

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thine British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of thine

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

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He used the Times to fight back, commissioning poems like Edward Vincent’s “Southern California”: “Time, place, opportunity, advantage are thine/ O fairest south-land.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025

“That was what my mama always used to say: to thine own self be true. I put a lot of stock in that,” she told The Guardian.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2023

Play the Mini Crossword, and a clue: Shakespeare play with the line “To thine own self be true.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

"I read the last one of those love letters at her funeral. You know the one that goes 'Ever thine ever mine'… I don't ever look it up now. I can't."

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2020

Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver