"hisn" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Etymology: From Middle English hisen, ultimately corresponding to an alteration of his after mine, thine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hisen}} Middle English hisen Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} hisn
  1. (now dialectal, British and US, especially Appalachia) His. Tags: Appalachia, British, US, dialectal, especially Synonyms: his'n

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