thair

From Middle English ther, thar, tharr, tharf, from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic *þarf, first and third person singular form of Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need, require”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate with Dutch durf (“dare”, verb), German darf (“may”, verb), Norwegian tarv (“need”, verb), Icelandic þarf (“need”, verb).

• (Scotland, Northern England) IPA^(key): /θeːɹ/, /θɑːɹ/
• Rhymes: -eːɹ, -ɑːɹ

thair (third-person singular simple present thair, no present participle, simple past and past participle thurst)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) To need; to be bound or obligated to do something.

   Ye thair nae ga (you don't need to go). Ye thurst nae scraugh sa lood (you didn't need to scream so loud).

• DSL

thair (comparative more thair, superlative most thair)

1. Archaic spelling of there.

thair

1. Archaic spelling of their.

• theirs

• Harti, Thira, Thíra, airth, tahri

• IPA^(key): /haɾʲ/

thair

1. Lenited form of tair.

thair

1. Alternative form of þeir

• IPA^(key): [θarʲ]

thair

1. Lenited form of tair.

• IPA^(key): /θai̯r/

thair

1. Aspirate mutation of tair.