Etymology From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn.
Thine oxe shall be slaine before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine asse shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shal not be restored to thee: thy sheepe shall bee giuen vnto thine enemies, and thou shalt haue none to rescue them.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 28:31:
Thine alabaster cities gleam / Undimmed by human tears!1895, “America the Beautiful”, Katharine Lee Bates (lyrics), Samuel A. Ward (music):
Etymology From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn.
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 16991996, Weird Al Yankovic, “Amish Paradise”, in Bad Hair Day:
Honorific Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Forth on Thine errands send us / To labour for Thy sake.1931 January, Frank Houghton, “The Unfinished Task”, in China’s Millions, volume LVII, number 1, page 6:
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Honorific Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.