Thine
[ðaɪn]
Definition
(pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or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.
Typed by Anton
Definition
pron. (poss. form of thou) belonging to thee: thy.
Typist: Nigel
Examples
- Gramercy for the gift, bold yeoman, said the Knight; and better help than thine and thy rangers would I never seek, were it at my utmost need. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Be it so, said the King; but for thine own sake tax me not with usurpation now. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She kissed the boy, and said, caressing him, 'It is for thine own dear sake. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But, now thou knowest my drift, thou wilt resume thine own original plan, wilt thou not? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou knowest best thine own privileges, said De Bracy. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Wert thou to fly, what would ensue but the reversal of thy arms, the dishonour of thine ancestry, the degradation of thy rank? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Deity unquestioned, thine essence foils decay! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nevertheless, thou art my guest, and I will not put thy manhood to the proof without thine own free will. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Damsel, he said, if the pity I feel for thee arise from any practice thine evil arts have made on me, great is thy guilt. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sir Knight, said Rebecca, I would avoid reproaches--But what is more certain than that I owe my death to thine unbridled passion? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I am thine evil angel, Reginald Front-de-Boeuf, replied the voice. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But stick to those sentiments of thine. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Thine is the victory without the battle,--the crown without the conflict. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It is not in his own cause that he speaks now--it is in thine. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As if thou hadst any other reason for that, Waldemar, said De Bracy, than the promotion of thine own individual interest? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Edited by Denny