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thine

determiner or pronoun, possessive form, one person

«thine» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

Belonging to you; used before a vowel sound or on its own, as in "shall be thine." tree →

Then and now

No longer used in everyday speech; today we say yours or your.

Examples

Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
"And she shall be thine," he exclaimed; "thine! (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity. (Torah DEU.25.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: yours.

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