a. Also 4 tyyn, tyne, thyn, 4–6 thyne, 6 thynne, (thynen), 5 thine. [ad. L. thȳin-us, ad. Gr. θύῖνος of the tree θύα, thya, or THUYA. Formerly sometimes miswritten tyme, thyme, from reading in as m.] Epithet of a tree, and its wood, mentioned in Rev. xviii. 12; supposed to be the African coniferous tree Callitris quadrivalvis, which yields gum sandarac.
The Vulgate has ligna thyina also in 1 Kings x. 11–12, where the Greek is different, and the version of 1611, following the Heb., has almug trees.
1382. Wyclif, 1 Kings x. 11. The nauee of Yram,… brouȝte to of Oofer manye tyyn trees [1388 trees of tyme, Vulg. ligua thyina, LXX. ξύλα πελεκητά hewn trees, Heb. almuggim, Coverd. costly tymber, 1611 almug trees]. Ibid. (1382), Rev. xviii. 12. The marchandises of gold, and siluer, and precious stoon,… and ech tre thyine [erron. thyme, Vulg. et omne lignum thyinum, Gr. καἱ πᾶν ξύλον θύῖνον].
[1398. Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., XVII. clxv. (Bodl. MS.). Thina beþ certeyne treene moste precious.]
1526. Tindale, Rev. xviii. 12. Off pearle, and raynes, and purple, and scarlett, and all thyne wodde [so Geneva & Rhem.; Coverd. Thynen wod, Great thynne wodde, 1611 Thine wood, mod. edd. thyine wood].
a. 1572. Jewel, On 2 Thess. ii. 1, 2. All manner of thyine wood.
1763. C. Smart, Song to David, lx. The wealthy crops of whit’ning rice ’Mongst thyine woods and groves of spice.
