THINE


Meaning of THINE in English

I.

Etymology: Middle English thin, from Old English thīn, gen. of thū, thu thou; akin to Old High German dīn (gen. of dū, du thou), Old Norse thīn (gen. of thū thou), Gothic theina (gen. of thu thou) — more at thou

obsolete

possessive of thou I

II. |)thīn adjective

Etymology: Middle English thin, from Old English thīn — more at thy

archaic : thy — used especially before a word beginning with a vowel or h

give every man thine ear, but few thy voice — Shakespeare

a true report which I heard … of thine acts — 2 Chron 9:5 (Authorized Version)

peace be to thine helpers — 1 Chron 12:18 (Authorized Version)

III. pronoun, singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English thin, from Old English thīn, from thīn, adjective, thy — more at thy

: something belonging to thee

all that I have is thine — Lk 15:31 (Authorized Version)

: thy one or thy ones — used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy

not my will, but thine , be done — Lk 22:42 (Authorized Version)

mine eyes, even sociable to the show of thine , fall fellowly drops — Shakespeare

— often used after of to single out one or more members of a class belonging to or connected with the one that is being addressed

thou too, desert stream! no pool of thine … did e'er reflect the stately virgin's robe — S.T.Coleridge

or merely to identify something or someone as belonging to or connected with the one that is being addressed without any implication of membership in a more extensive class

what means that hand upon that breast of thine — Shakespeare

those linen cheeks of thine — Shakespeare

— used archaically especially in biblical, ecclesiastical, solemn, or poetic language and still surviving to some extent in ordinary usage in the speech of Friends especially among themselves; compare yours

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