Etymograph

English

theirn

Theirn comes from Middle English þeiren.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500þeiren1as theiren
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1884theirn1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English theirn
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1884, Mark Twain pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne C, London: Chatto & Windus: “I do believe he cared just as much for…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500þeirenWiktionary, English theirnas theiren
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1884theirnWiktionary, English theirn. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1884, Mark Twain pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne C, London: Chatto & Windus: “I do believe he cared just as much for…”

Every English word from Middle English þeiren

Today it means

pron Theirs.

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Etymograph / Middle English þeiren / theirn

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