ourn

Or our'n

[ou^uhrn, ou-ern, ahrn]

pronoun

Nonstandard.

1. ours.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ourn¹

1350–1400; Middle English (South and Midlands) ouren, ourn, equivalent to oure our + -n (by analogy with my, mine; thy, thine )

Example Sentences

The last time I seent this man was a year ago when he was clenching on to a blood-dripping whip whilst standing o’er the shredded-open back of Mr. Tom Foster, the poor farmer that works the plots next to ourn.

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And with them words Syl was ourn.

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Me and Syl couldn’t help laughing at the conductor man; he come walking through like he was a machine, saying, “Next stop London, next stop London, next stop London,” then he disappeared into the car behind ourn.

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The man reached his hand out and shook ourn.

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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.

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