thine

[ th ahyn ]

/ ðaɪn /

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.

Nearby words

thin register, thin section, thin-film, thin-layer chromatography, thin-skinned, thine, thing, thing or two, thing-in-itself, thingamabob, thingamajig

Origin of thine

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

Definition for thine (2 of 2)

thou

[ th ou ]

/ ðaʊ /

pronoun, singular, nominative thou; possessive thy or thine; objective thee; plural, nominative you or ye; possessive your or yours; objective you or ye.

Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the personal pronoun of the second person singular in the nominative case (used to denote the person or thing addressed): Thou shalt not kill.

(used by the Friends) a familiar form of address of the second person singular.

verb (used with object)

to address as “thou.”

verb (used without object)

to use “thou” in discourse.

Origin of thou

before 900; Middle English; Old English thū; cognate with German, Middle Dutch du, Old Norse thū, Gothic thu, Old Irish tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, Latin tū, Doric Greek tý, Lithuanian tù, OCS ty; akin to Sanskrit tvam; (v.) late Middle English thowen, derivative of the pronoun

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Examples from the Web for thine

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
Go to thine own room, and I will soon make known to thee thy relation's sentiments towards thee.'
Adeline Mowbray|Amelia Alderson Opie
And yet, for all that, it is not right that the doer of injustice such as thine should escape scot-free.
Bubbles of the Foam|Unknown

And have these comrades of thine any cash or stuff worth lifting?
The Kangaroo Hunters|Anne Bowman
How aptly has Matthew Arnold said, “O man, how true are thine instincts, how overhasty thine interpretation of them!”
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed
What's an American want to talk about my race and thine for?
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

British Dictionary definitions for thine (1 of 3)

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

Compare thy

Word Origin for thine

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

British Dictionary definitions for thine (2 of 3)

thou

/ (ðaʊ) /

pronoun (subjective)

archaic, dialect refers to the person addressed: used mainly in familiar address or to a younger person or inferior

(usually capital) refers to God when addressed in prayer, etc

Word Origin for thou

Old English thū; related to Old Saxon thū, Old High German du, Old Norse thū, Latin tū, Doric Greek tu

British Dictionary definitions for thine (3 of 3)

thou

/ (θaʊ) /

noun plural thous or thou

one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre

informal short for thousand

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