Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

our'n

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: our'n
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Alternative form of ourn.

Example Sentences

"Lula stopped, but she said, “You ain’t got no business bringin‘ white chillun here —they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?”"

Etymology

Perhaps due to reanalysis of ourn as a shortening of our one or our own.

Questions

What does our'n mean?: Alternative form of ourn.
Where does our'n come from?: Perhaps due to reanalysis of ourn as a shortening of our one or our own.

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