Etymology

yours

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Today it means: That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. Full definition →

Middle English youres
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromyoures
  2. English todayyours

From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.

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