thine

[ thahyn ]

/ ðaɪn /

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pronoun

the possessive case of thou¹ used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.

the possessive case of thou¹ used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound: thine eyes; thine honor.Compare thy.

that which belongs to thee: Thine is the power and the glory.

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Origin of thine

before 900; Middle English, Old English thīn; cognate with Old Norse thinn,Gothic theins;see thou¹

Words nearby thine

thimerosal, Thimphu, thin, thin as a rail, thin client, thine, thin edge of the wedge, thin film, thing, thingamabob, thingamajig

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How to use thine in a sentence

For my sake turn again to life and smile, nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do something to comfort other hearts than thine.
Obama: A Story of Resilience||September 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He also liked to say, without a trace of self-consciousness, “To thine own self be true.”
Sometimes Memoirs, Especially by Our Own Kin, Tell Us More Than They Intend|Louisa Thomas|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
If thine eye be sound the whole body is illumined; if the eye be diseased the whole body is in darkness.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway

Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Thine is the spirit of universal liberty and love—of uncompromising hostility to every form of injustice and wrong.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The men said unto her, we will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for thine

thine

/ (ðaɪn) /

determiner

archaic

(preceding a vowel) of, belonging to, or associated in some way with you (thou)thine eyes
(as pronoun)thine is the greatest burden

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Word Origin for thine

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

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