: that which belongs to thee—used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy—used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English thin, from Old English thīn
Pronoun
Middle English thin, from Old English thīn, from thīn thy — more at thy
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of thine was before the 12th century