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ourn

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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pron

Meaning 1

Ours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Appalachia, especially

Qualifier: obsolete outside UK and US dialects

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History

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.