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
"They keep they side o' th' river, an' we-all keep ourn."
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
I seed that as soon’s Sam Dale told me the yarn, and we started after that property of ourn.
From Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville
She must ’a’ seen more cheerful keepin’ rooms’n ourn, ’n’ I’m callatin’ we’d best rip this ’un all up an’ fix it new.
From The Girl From Tim's Place by Charles Clark Munn
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