þeira

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þeirra — Icelandic-Faroese

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᛁᛉᛟ (þaiʀo /⁠þaizō⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *þaizǭ, genitive plural of *sa (“that”). Cognate with Old English þāra, Old Saxon thero, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 (þizē).

Pronoun

þeira

1. genitive plural of sá

Declension

Old Norse personal pronouns

number	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
case	singular			singular masculine	singular feminine	singular neuter
nominative	ek	þú		hann	hon, hón, hǫ́n	þat
accusative	mik	þik	sik	hann	hana, hána	þat
dative	mér	þér	sér	hánum, hónum, hǫ́num	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	sín	hans	hennar	þess
case	dual
nominative	vit	it, þit
accusative	okkr	ykkr	sik
dative	okkr	ykkr	sér
genitive	okkar	ykkar	sín
case	plural			plural masculine	plural feminine	plural neuter
nominative	vér	ér, þér		þeir	þær	þau
accusative	oss	yðr	sik	þá	þær	þau
dative	oss	yðr	sér	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	vár	yðar, yðvar	sín	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra

Old Norse demonstrative pronouns

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sá	sú	þat
accusative	þann	þá	þat
dative	þeim	þeirri	því, þí
genitive	þess	þeirrar	þess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	þá	þær	þau
dative	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra

Descendants

• Icelandic: þeirra
• Faroese: teirra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: deira
• Old Swedish: þēra
  • Swedish: deras
• Old Danish: theræ
• → Middle English: þeir
  • English: their
  • Scots: thair