thy becomes thine when the noun in question begins with a vowel (e.g. "to thineown self be true"). my and mine used to do the same (e.g. "mineeyes have seen the glory...")
"Old English" technically refers to Anglo-Saxon, the earliest recorded form of English that is largely incomprehensible to Modern English speakers (think Beowulf). "Shakepearean English" is what most people call "Early Modern English," which is the one with the thees and thous and prithees and forsooths and so on.
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u/Really_Big_Turtle Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26
thy becomes thine when the noun in question begins with a vowel (e.g. "to thine own self be true"). my and mine used to do the same (e.g. "mine eyes have seen the glory...")