See Also: thine(dictionary)
thine 1, pronoun(dictionary)
thine 2, determiner(dictionary)

thine (iou)



thine possess. adjective (in mod. usage also classed as a determiner) & pronoun, 2 sing. Now arch. & dial.
[Old English Tin used as genit. case of Tu THOU pers. pronoun & noun2 and as possess. adjective = Old Frisian thin, Old Saxon Tin (Dutch dijn), Old High German din (German dein), Old Norse Tinn, Gothic Teins, from Germanic from Indo-European base also of THOU pers. pronoun & noun2. Cf. THY adjective.]
A. adjective. = THY adjective. Used attrib. before a vowel or h or as the first of two or more possess. adjectives qualifying the same following noun. Also (arch.) used with emphatic force following any noun. Cf. MINE adjective. OE.
b. pronoun. [absol. use of the adjective.]
Your one(s), that or those belonging or pertaining to you; spec. your property. OE.
of thine, belonging or pertaining to you. LME.
? See note s.v. THOU pers. pronoun & noun2.