However, when referring to personal body parts, always use his for your own and sā for others’.
E.g. ‘my heart’ is always hit herta mīna – never þat herta mīna; conversely, you would never say hit herta þīna – always þat.
Some other useful body parts:
“mine” | “yours” | |
---|---|---|
hair: | his hast mīna | sā hast þīna |
head: | hit hǭviþ mīna | þat hǭviþ þīna |
brain: | hit hežne mīna | þat hežne þīna |
eyes: | hīj·ǭgnas mīnan | þ·ōgnas þīnan |
nose: | hīja nasa mīna | sō nasa þīna |
ears: | hīja hǭsana mīnan | þō hǭsana þīnan |
mouth: | his munþs mīna | sā munþs þīna |
tongue: | hīja tunga mīna | sō tunga þīna |
teeth: | hīs tynþis mīnans | þǣ tynþis þīnans |
throat: | his hals mīna | sā hals þīna |
neck: | his þnaka mīna | sā þnaka þīna |
arm: | his arms mīna | s·ārms þīna |
hand: | hīja handus mīna | sō handus þīna |
fingers: | hīs fingras mīnans | þǣ fingras þīnans |
nail: | his naglas mīna | sā naglas þīna |
chest: | his brust mīna | sā brust þīna |
heart: | hit herta mīna | þat herta þīna |
lungs: | hīja lungna mīnan | þō lungna þīnan |
stomach: | his maga mīna | sā maga þīna |
leg: | hīj·anke mīna | sō anke þīna |
knee: | hit knio mīna | þat knio þīna |
shin: | hīja skina mīna | sō skina þīna |
calf: | his waþua mīna | sā waþua þīna |
ankle: | his anklas mīna | s·ānklas þīna |
feet: | hīs fœučis mīnans | þǣ fœučis þīnans |