Etymology

yourn

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Today it means: Yours. Full definition →

Middle English youren
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromyouren
  2. English todayyourn

From Middle English youren. Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, yours. See also ourn, hern. Cognate with West Flemish joen (“yourn”).

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