Where does “their'n” come from?

their'n (English) comes from English theirn, from Middle English þeiren, from Middle English þeir, from Old Norse þeirra.

their'n (English): Alternative form of theirn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of theirn

Ancestry of “their'n”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheirnTheirs
2Middle EnglishþeirenThird-person plural genitive pronoun: theirs
3Middle EnglishþeirThird-person plural possessive determiner: their
4Old Norseþeirra—
Every word from Old Norse þeirra →Every word from Middle English þeir →Every word from Middle English þeiren →