thir

[ thur, theer ]

pronoun

, Scot. and North England.

1. these.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thir¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (north); origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Obtaining thir support could prove crucial to the next coalition government.

From Reuters

Kane tied it at 2 on a power play, ending his 13-game goal drought 2:21 into the thir with a deep-angle wrist shot.

From Seattle Times

Anthony Davis added 25 points and 20 rebounds for the Pelicans, who won their third game in a row by giving the Raptors thir first home loss in eight games this season.

From Reuters

“On thir street, man. Who set the fires?”

From Literature

The Columbia team and collaborators at the city’s Weill Cornell Medicine and Mount Sinai health systems also constructed family trees from thir records, bringing the total to 1.9 million patients with 7.4 million relationships.

From Science Magazine