Category:Thine

Thine, pron. & a. Etym: [oe. thin, as. edhin, originally gen. of Edhu, edhu, thou; akin to g. dein thine, icel. þinn, possessive Pron., þin, gen. of þu thou, goth. þeins, possessive pron., þeina, Gen. of þu thou. See thou, and cf. Thy.]

Defn: a form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now Superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but Maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual Language of the friends, or quakers.

Note: in the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) When used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, Thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the Thing possessed being understood.