"theyr" meaning in English

See theyr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{en-head|contr}} theyr
  1. alternative form of theyre Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction Alternative form of: theyre
    Sense id: en-theyr-en-contraction-mi0YBsy7

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} theyr, {{en-pron}} theyr
  1. Obsolete spelling of their. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: their
    Sense id: en-theyr-en-pron-M7vPy5qP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English third person pronouns, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 0 100 Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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