THINE Definition & Meaning

thine

[ thahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

the possessive case of thou ¹ used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
the possessive case of thou ¹ used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound: Compare thy.
thine eyes; thine honor.
that which belongs to thee:
Thine is the power and the glory.

thine

/ ð��ɪ�� /

determiner

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of thine¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English �ٳ�ī��; cognate with Old Norse thinn, Gothic theins; thou ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of thine¹

Old English �ٳ�ī��; related to Old High German ��ī��, Gothic theina

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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.”

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

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“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.

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Several of his pieces reflect the importance of Byrd, most explicitly “Two Motets,” an orchestration of “Bow thine Ear” and “Miserere mei, Deus.”

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O Lord, save thy people and bless thine heritage.

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thin client thin edge of the wedge

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