thine


2thine

pronoun, singular or pl in constr

Definition of THINE

archaic
: that which belongs to thee —used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy —used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves

Origin of THINE

Middle English thin, from Old English thīn, from thīn thy — more at thy
First Known Use: before 12th century

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