thair (comparativemorethair,superlativemostthair)

1. Archaic spelling ofthere.

thair

1. Archaic spelling oftheir.

• theirs

• Harti,Thira,Thíra,airth,tahri

• IPA^(key): /haɾʲ/

thair

1. lenited form oftair

thair

1. alternative form ofþeir

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaɾʲ/

thair

1. lenited form oftair

FromMiddle Scotsthar, fromMiddle Englishtharen, fromOld Englishþearf, fromProto-Germanic*þarf, first and third person singular form ofProto-Germanic*þurbaną(“to need, require”), fromProto-Indo-European*terp-(“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate withDutchdurf(“dare”,verb),Germandarf(“may”,verb),Norwegiantarv(“need”,verb),Icelandicþarf(“need”,verb).

• IPA^(key): /θeːɹ/,/θɑːɹ/

thair (third-person singular simple presentthair,simple pastthurst,past participlethurst)

1. To need to; to be bound or obligated to do something.

   Yethair nae ga.

   You don'tneed to go.

   Yethurst nae scraugh sa lood.

   You didn'tneed to scream so loud.

“thair”, inThe Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh:Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present,→OCLC.

• IPA^(key): /θai̯r/

thair

1. aspirate mutation oftair

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