"yourn" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [English]

Forms: your'n [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n Etymology: From Middle English youren. Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, yours. See also ourn, hern. Cognate with West Flemish joen (“yourn”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|youren}} Middle English youren, {{cog|vls|joen||yourn}} West Flemish joen (“yourn”) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|cat2=possessive pronouns}} yourn
  1. (obsolete outside British and US dialects, especially Appalachia) Yours. Tags: Appalachia, especially

Alternative forms

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