See also: 'our and -our

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (our), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (of us, our), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (our). Cognate with Scots oor (our), West Frisian ús (our), Low German uns (our), Dutch onze (our), German unser (our), Danish vor (our), Norwegian vår (our), and more distantly Latin noster.

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DeterminerEdit

our

  1. Belonging to us.
    • 2008, Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School
      Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
    • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
      As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
  2. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:
      Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
  3. (Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
    I'm going to see our Terry for tea.

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VerbEdit

our

  1. Misspelling of are.

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Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English ūre.

PronounEdit

our

  1. Alternative form of oure

Etymology 2Edit

DeterminerEdit

our

  1. Alternative form of your

Etymology 3Edit

From Anglo-Norman houre.

NounEdit

our

  1. Alternative form of houre

RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • ur (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ōra.

NounEdit

our m (plural ours)

  1. (Surmiran) edge, margins

YolaEdit

DeterminerEdit

our

  1. Alternative form of oor
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7:
      Our eein wode b' mistern t' dearnt up ee skee.
      Our eyes would be dazzled to look up to the sky.

ReferencesEdit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 86