theirnpron.adj.

Brit.

/ðɛːn/, U.S.

/ðɛrn/

Forms: late Middle English þaren, 1500s theiren; English regional 1700s– theirn, 1800s thairn (Gloucestershire), 1800s– thaayrn (Berkshire), 1800s– their'n, 1800s– thern, 1900s– thurn (Herefordshire); U.S. regional 1700s– theirn, 1800s their'n, 1900s– dere'n (in African-American usage), 1900s– thern, 1900s– they'rn.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: their pron.

Etymology: Alteration of their pron. after mine pron., thine pron. Compare hern pron.¹, hern pron.², his'n pron., ourn pron., yourn pron., and compare also theirs pron.Apparently recorded only in grammars in the 18th cent.:1729 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. (ed. 3) i. xi. 122 Some say theirn for theirs.1795 B. Dearborn Columbian Gram. 139 Improprieties..Theirn for Theirs. Eng. Dial. Dict. records the word widely from the midlands and south of England; Surv. Eng. Dial. likewise records the word from the majority of midland and southern counties, with the exception of Cheshire and Nottinghamshire to the north, Rutland, Norfolk, and Suffolk to the east, and Cornwall to the west. Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. records the word chiefly from New England and southern and south Midland states. Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. also records theirns (pronoun) from North Carolina (20th cent.), and theirs'n (pronoun) from Mississippi (2001); compare theirs pron.

English regional (midlands and southern) and U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland, southern, and New England).

A. pron.

1. = theirs pron. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > that which is one's own > that which is mine, ours, his, hers, or yours > theirs

hernc1225

theirsa1382

theirnc1425

c1425 Treat. Ten Commandments in Stud. Philol. (1910) 6 21 For to encrese loue & charite it is lauful ynowe for to take in aneiȝbur or two or iij.., þai to come to þine howse or þou to þaren.

1830 New Eng. Farmer 19 Nov. 141/3 We han't got any horse..the neighbors are very kind to me, but they can't spare their'n.

1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle viii. 93 So there were his'n, and her'n, and their'n, ye see.

1896 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 532/1 I hain't ever seen eyes bug out..the way theirn did.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xii. 118 Moy-chap gave each of the boys their own bacca-tin to keep theirn [sc. cigarette cards] in.

2. = theirs pron. 3.

ΚΠ

1570 Praier & Complaynte Plowman (rev. ed.) in J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (new ed.) II. v. 499/2 For thy kingdome of heauen is theiren [?1531 hern, 1583 therein].

1846 N. Butler Introd. Lessons. Eng. Gram. (rev. ed.) 70 Correct the following sentences... I want to sell this ere fine book. It is not yourn to sell. My cousins say it is theirn.

1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 82/2 If they thinkin' it's theirn, let em tak it.

1924 R. Kipling Debits & Credits (1926) 122 They're yourn or you're theirn.

1937 F. Berry in C. L. Perdue et al. Weevils in Wheat (1976) 44 Whut dey make is dere'n.

2011 S. Rodriguez Weight of Light i. 2 So's he can cheat 'em out of what's theirn.

3. = theirs pron. 2b.

ΚΠ

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xix. 172 There was no reglar town of theirn nearer nor twenty miles.

1895 ‘Rosemary’ Under Chilterns 146 It's no business o' theirn.

1946 L. Lenski Blue Ridge Billy vi. 80 When all they got is a passel about two inches square up there, round that hut o' theirn.

1970 P. O'Brian Master & Commander (new ed.) vi. 166 'Tis mortal strong, that grog of theirn.

B. adj.

= their adj. 1a. Cf. theirs adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > own > his, her, its, or their > their

hereOE

theirc1175

theirs1498

theirna1800

they1843

a1800 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1844) 167 While we have it our way, permit them (to use a word which I think they [sc. Cockneys] have not so fully adopted) to have it theirn way.

1834 ‘J. Downing’ Life A. Jackson 187 Now, their aint any trouble in takin care of folk's property oney when it must be kept in theirn way: keep it your own way, and their aint no fuss in managin—all goes strait.

1890 A. C. Bickley Midst Surrey Hills II. vi. 98 Too proud to tell thern name in Christian fashion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	theirn
释义	theirnpron.adj. Brit. /ðɛːn/, U.S. /ðɛrn/ Forms: late Middle English þaren, 1500s theiren; English regional 1700s– theirn, 1800s thairn (Gloucestershire), 1800s– thaayrn (Berkshire), 1800s– their'n, 1800s– thern, 1900s– thurn (Herefordshire); U.S. regional 1700s– theirn, 1800s their'n, 1900s– dere'n (in African-American usage), 1900s– thern, 1900s– they'rn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: their pron. Etymology: Alteration of their pron. after mine pron., thine pron. Compare hern pron.¹, hern pron.², his'n pron., ourn pron., yourn pron., and compare also theirs pron.Apparently recorded only in grammars in the 18th cent.:1729 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. (ed. 3) i. xi. 122 Some say theirn for theirs.1795 B. Dearborn Columbian Gram. 139 Improprieties..Theirn for Theirs. Eng. Dial. Dict. records the word widely from the midlands and south of England; Surv. Eng. Dial. likewise records the word from the majority of midland and southern counties, with the exception of Cheshire and Nottinghamshire to the north, Rutland, Norfolk, and Suffolk to the east, and Cornwall to the west. Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. records the word chiefly from New England and southern and south Midland states. Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. also records theirns (pronoun) from North Carolina (20th cent.), and theirs'n (pronoun) from Mississippi (2001); compare theirs pron. English regional (midlands and southern) and U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland, southern, and New England). A. pron. 1. = theirs pron. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > that which is one's own > that which is mine, ours, his, hers, or yours > theirs hernc1225 theirsa1382 theirnc1425 c1425 Treat. Ten Commandments in Stud. Philol. (1910) 6 21 For to encrese loue & charite it is lauful ynowe for to take in aneiȝbur or two or iij.., þai to come to þine howse or þou to þaren. 1830 New Eng. Farmer 19 Nov. 141/3 We han't got any horse..the neighbors are very kind to me, but they can't spare their'n. 1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle viii. 93 So there were his'n, and her'n, and their'n, ye see. 1896 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 532/1 I hain't ever seen eyes bug out..the way theirn did. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xii. 118 Moy-chap gave each of the boys their own bacca-tin to keep theirn [sc. cigarette cards] in. 2. = theirs pron. 3. ΚΠ 1570 Praier & Complaynte Plowman (rev. ed.) in J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (new ed.) II. v. 499/2 For thy kingdome of heauen is theiren [?1531 hern, 1583 therein]. 1846 N. Butler Introd. Lessons. Eng. Gram. (rev. ed.) 70 Correct the following sentences... I want to sell this ere fine book. It is not yourn to sell. My cousins say it is theirn. 1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 82/2 If they thinkin' it's theirn, let em tak it. 1924 R. Kipling Debits & Credits (1926) 122 They're yourn or you're theirn. 1937 F. Berry in C. L. Perdue et al. Weevils in Wheat (1976) 44 Whut dey make is dere'n. 2011 S. Rodriguez Weight of Light i. 2 So's he can cheat 'em out of what's theirn. 3. = theirs pron. 2b. ΚΠ 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xix. 172 There was no reglar town of theirn nearer nor twenty miles. 1895 ‘Rosemary’ Under Chilterns 146 It's no business o' theirn. 1946 L. Lenski Blue Ridge Billy vi. 80 When all they got is a passel about two inches square up there, round that hut o' theirn. 1970 P. O'Brian Master & Commander (new ed.) vi. 166 'Tis mortal strong, that grog of theirn. B. adj. = their adj. 1a. Cf. theirs adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > own > his, her, its, or their > their hereOE theirc1175 theirs1498 theirna1800 they1843 a1800 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1844) 167 While we have it our way, permit them (to use a word which I think they [sc. Cockneys] have not so fully adopted) to have it theirn way. 1834 ‘J. Downing’ Life A. Jackson 187 Now, their aint any trouble in takin care of folk's property oney when it must be kept in theirn way: keep it your own way, and their aint no fuss in managin—all goes strait. 1890 A. C. Bickley Midst Surrey Hills II. vi. 98 Too proud to tell thern name in Christian fashion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < pron.adj.c1425
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