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English Dictionary: thine by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thine \Thine\ ([th][imac]n), pron. & a. [OE. thin, AS.
      [edh][c6]n, originally gen. of [edh]u, [edh][umac], thou;
      akin to G. dein thine, Icel. [thorn]inn, possessive pron.,
      [thorn][c6]n, gen. of [thorn][umac] thou, Goth. [thorn]eins,
      possessive pron., [thorn]eina, gen. of [thorn]u thou. See
      {Thou}, and cf. {Thy}.]
      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      superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thou \Thou\, pron. [Sing.: nom. {Thou}; poss. {Thy}or {Thine};
      obj. {Thee}. Pl.: nom. {You}; poss. {Your}or {Yours}; obj.
      {You}.] [OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS. [edh][umac], [edh]u; akin to
      OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. [thorn][umac],
      Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr.
      sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [fb]185. Cf. {Thee}, {Thine}, {Te
      Deum}.]
      The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting
      the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in
      addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
  
               Art thou he that should come?                  --Matt. xi. 3.
  
      Note: [bd]In Old English, generally, thou is the language of
               a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and
               expresses also companionship, love, permission,
               defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language
               of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further
               expresses honor, submission, or entreaty.[b8] --Skeat.
  
      Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,
               in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly
               say thee instead of thou.
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