"ourn" meaning in English

See ourn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: From Middle English ourn, ouren, from Old English ūrne and similar forms. Compare mine, thine; also compare and see hern. Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, ours, which see for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ourn}} Middle English ourn, {{inh|en|ang|ūrne}} Old English ūrne Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} ourn
  1. (obsolete outside British and US dialects, especially Appalachia) Ours. Tags: Appalachia, especially Synonyms: our'n Related terms: hisn, his'n, hern, her'n, yourn, your'n, theirn, their'n

Alternative forms

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