Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yourn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: yourn
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Yours.

Example Sentences

"When I was a hired-out shepherd in a solitary hut, not seeing no faces but faces of sheep till I half forgot wot men's and women's faces wos like, I see yourn."
"Your room's in there, back of the office, an' you'll find some clothes there that the last man forgot to take with him. You ken have 'em, an' from the looks o' yourn you need 'em."

Etymology

From Middle English youren. Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, yours. See also ourn, hern. Cognate with West Flemish joen (“yourn”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: youren

Inflected Forms

your'n (alternative)

Rhymes With

born porn worn corn white corn horn torn warn sworn flour corn borne thorn

Questions

What does yourn mean?: Yours.
Where does yourn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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