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thine  (n)
pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to thee.
adj. A possessive form of thou1
Used instead of thy before an initial vowel or h: "The presidential candidates are practicing the first rule of warfare: know thine enemy" (Eleanor Clift).

[Middle English thin; see thy.]

thine [ðaɪn]
determiner
Archaic
a.  (preceding a vowel) of, belonging to, or associated in some way with you (thou) thine eyes
b.  (as pronoun) thine is the greatest burden Compare thy
[Old English thīn; related to Old High German dīn, Gothic theina]
Translations
thine [ðaɪn]
A. POSS PRON (o.f., poet) (sing) → (el)tuyo, (la)tuya; (pl) → (los)tuyos, (las)tuyas
for thee and thinepara ti y los tuyos
what is mine is thinelo que es mío es tuyo
B. ADJ (sing) → tu; (pl) → tus

thine (old, dial)
poss pronder/die/das deine or Deine; for thee and thinefür dich und die deinen or Deinen ? mine1
poss adj (only before vowel) → Euer/Eure/Euer (obs), → dein/deine/dein (also Eccl)

thine [ðaɪn] poss pron (old) (poet) → il/la tuo/a
thine [ðaɪn] poss pron (old) (poet) → il/la tuo/a

thine thy


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And after a time, set before thee thine own example; and examine thyself strictly, whether thou didst not best at first.
For the cool fresh dew will render thee far More lovely and sweet than the brightest star; They were made for Heaven, and can never come to shine Like the fire-fly thou hast in that foolish breast of thine.
Administer this draught, therefore, with thine own hand.
 
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