ourn
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of ourn
1350–1400; Middle English (South and Midlands) ouren, ourn, equivalent to oure our + -n (by analogy with my, mine; thy, thine )
Example Sentences
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The in-state players on ourn rosters quickly convey that message to the players from out of state of what this game means.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2012
The man reached his hand out and shook ourn.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
That's the kind of a bug Henry was; and if we'd 'a' had him along 'stead of our kings he'd 'a' fooled that town a heap worse than ourn done.
From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark
The Yankees say half of it is ourn.'
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
We got good comfortable rooms, Arvilly’s bein’ nigh to ourn and Dorothy’s and Miss Meechim’s acrost the hall and the rest of the company comfortably located not fur away.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Holley, Marietta
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