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; thou ¹

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Example Sentences

The milkshake cup features Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

All of those candidate contortions bring to mind a line from Hamlet: To thine own self be true.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s “to thine own self be true” in neon.

From New York Times

“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