ourn

See also: our'n

English

Alternative forms

• our'n

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.

Pronoun

ourn

1. (obsolete outside British and US dialects, especially Appalachia) Ours.
   • 1914 October – 1916 July, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Mucker, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., published 31 October 1921, →OCLC:

     “Supposin',” continued Ward, “that we let two o' your men an' two o' ourn under Mr. Divine, shin up them cliffs back o' the cove an' search fer water an' a site fer camp—the rest o' us'll have our hands full with the salvage.”

Related terms

• hisn, his'n
• hern, her'n
• yourn, your'n
• theirn, their'n

References

• “ourn”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• roun, roun'

Middle English

Pronoun

ourn

1. Alternative form of ouren