Etymology

ourn

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Today it means: Ours. Full definition →

Middle English ourn ← Old English ūrne
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  1. Old English · inherited fromūrne
  2. Middle English · inherited fromourn
  3. English todayourn

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.

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