thir

See also: thír

English

Determiner

thir

1. Obsolete spelling of their.
   • 1670, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 72:

     Howbeit the Caledonians with great preparation, and by rumor, as of things unknown much greater, taking Armes, and of thir own accord begining Warr by the aſſault of ſundry Caſtles, ſent back ſome of thir fear to the Romans themſelves: and there were of the Commanders, who cloaking thir fear under ſhew of ſage advice, counſel’d the General to retreat back on this ſide Bodotria.

Anagrams

• rith

Scots

Alternative forms

• this (Doric)

Etymology

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Pronoun

thir

1. these
   • 1603, Elizabeth Melville, “Ane godlie Dream”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), lines 49–50:

     Thir ar the dayes that thou sa lang foretald, / Sould cum befoir his wretchit warld sould end.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Determiner

thir

1. these
   • 2016 April 13, Matthew Fitt, “Shame o Scots speakers treatit as third cless citizens”, in The National:

     Some mair kenspeckle than ithers, thir fower leids are aw in the same wund-blawn boatie as Scots.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Welsh

Noun

thir

1. Aspirate mutation of tir (“land”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tir	dir	nhir	thir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.