"þeir" meaning in Middle English

See þeir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ˈθɛi̯r(ə)/, /ˈðɛi̯r(ə)/ Forms: þei [nominative, pronoun]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse þeirra. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|þeirra}} Borrowed from Old Norse þeirra Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner|nominative pronoun|þei}} þeir (nominative pronoun þei)
  1. Third-person plural genitive determiner: their
    Sense id: en-þeir-enm-det-DLnkdyzO Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English determiners, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 4 20 29 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 15 36 4 7 Disambiguation of Middle English determiners: 61 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈθɛi̯r(ə)/, /ˈðɛi̯r(ə)/ Forms: þei [nominative, pronoun]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse þeirra. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|þeirra}} Borrowed from Old Norse þeirra Head templates: {{head|enm|pronouns|nominative pronoun|þei}} þeir (nominative pronoun þei)
  1. Third-person plural possessive pronoun: theirs, of them
    Sense id: en-þeir-enm-pron-x18Ym9wx Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 4 20 29 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 15 36 4 7 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 39 61 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 34 66 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, , wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeirþeires, þeiren
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "we"
    },
    {
      "word": "us"
    },
    {
      "word": "ous"
    },
    {
      "word": "oure"
    },
    {
      "word": "oureoures"
    },
    {
      "word": "ouren"
    },
    {
      "word": "ye"
    },
    {
      "word": "yow"
    },
    {
      "word": "your"
    },
    {
      "word": "youryoures"
    },
    {
      "word": "youren"
    },
    {
      "word": "hemhe2"
    },
    {
      "word": "hem"
    },
    {
      "word": "here"
    },
    {
      "word": "hereheres"
    },
    {
      "word": "heren"
    },
    {
      "word": "þei"
    },
    {
      "word": "þem"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeim"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeirþeires"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeiren"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Third-person plural possessive pronoun: theirs, of them"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theirs",
          "theirs#English"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθɛi̯r(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðɛi̯r(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "þeire"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeyr"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeyre"
    },
    {
      "word": "their"
    },
    {
      "word": "theire"
    },
    {
      "word": "theyr"
    },
    {
      "word": "theyre"
    },
    {
      "word": "þer"
    },
    {
      "word": "þere"
    },
    {
      "word": "ther"
    },
    {
      "word": "there"
    },
    {
      "word": "þair"
    },
    {
      "word": "þaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "þayr"
    },
    {
      "word": "thair"
    },
    {
      "word": "thaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "thayre"
    },
    {
      "word": "þar"
    },
    {
      "word": "þare"
    },
    {
      "word": "thar"
    },
    {
      "word": "thare"
    },
    {
      "word": "þaier"
    },
    {
      "word": "thiere"
    },
    {
      "word": "þur"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeȝȝre"
    },
    {
      "word": "yeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "yar"
    },
    {
      "word": "yair"
    },
    {
      "word": "yaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "tar"
    },
    {
      "word": "teȝȝre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "þeir"
}

Download raw JSONL data for þeir meaning in Middle English (5.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "þeir"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "þeir",
  "trace": ""
}

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