Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting something in our possession, charge, control, or use; in ~ armes, ?with our arms or armor, ?with our arms marked with our heraldic device; ~ ston, the philosopher's stone.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting: (a) something which attaches, relates, pertains to, or derives from, us; for (to) ~ parte, of payments divided between two parishes: pertaining to us, for our share; on ~ partie, for our part; to ~ bihove, for our advantage; (b) something directed toward, occurring or owing to, provided for, or imposed upon, us.

Our, of us: modifying a noun (or understood noun) or gerund denoting: (a) something performed, committed, or uttered; (b) something owed or incurred.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting: (a) human nature; (b) the body, or a part of the body; also fig.; (c) the soul, a faculty of the soul or mind, or a mental activity; ~ memorie, ~ soule(s, ~ thoughtes, ~ wille(s; (d) strength or power; also, the heart as the seat of the affections and source of strength; at ~ might, according to our power, as well as we can; ~ baillie, our authority.

Our, of us: modifying a noun (or understood noun) denoting: (a) a physical characteristic; (b) a physical, mental, or spiritual state, condition, or disposition; ~ bale, ~ blisse, ~ elde, ~ mod, ~ nede, ~ wele, ~ youth, etc.; (c) life or death.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting a person or persons related: (a) to the whole of living humanity as universal ancestor(s; (b) by blood or marriage; ~ brother, ~ child, ~ eldre, ~ fader, ~ kin, ~ moder, ~ progenie, etc.; also fig.; (c) by enmity or friendship; ~ adversarie, ~ frend, ~ witherwin, etc.; also, by an illicit liaison: ~ lemman.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting: (a) an emperor, a king, prince, or lord; (b) a person having a social, legal, financial, professional, demographic, or spiritual relationship to us.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting: (a) somebody or something proper to, peculiar to, or otherwise belonging to, a nation or a portion therof; ~ contre (lond), ~ folk (lede, peple), ~ itheode (langage, thede, tonge), ~ toun(s, etc.; ~ first fader, our nation's progenitor; (b) all or part of a military force; ~ barnes, ~ folk, ~ meine, ~ men, etc.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting somebody or something proper to, or peculiar to, a religion or religious institution; ~ abbot (maister), ~ bapteme (fulloght), ~ bileve (creaunce, feith), ~ bishop, etc.

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting a civil or religious law or system of laws, a customary practice; iron. a way of life [quot.: c1390].

Our, of us: modifying a noun denoting a divine being, a saint, a prophet, or an idol: (a) of Christians; ~ drihten (helend, lord, saveour, etc.), our Lord, God, Christ, the Trinity; ~ fader, God the Father; ~ ladi (maiden), Our Lady, the Virgin Mary; ~ ladi dai [see also ladi(es dai]; (b) of pagans or other non-Christians.

Our: modifying a noun denoting a period of, or a point in, time: ~ age, ~ daies, ~ time, our times, the present age; ~ time, our appointed time.

In phrases: (a) of us: al ~, ~ al, ~ alre, of all of us, of us all; ~ ech (on, ~ everich-on, each of us; (b) ~ ani, any of us; ~ bothe, of both of us; ~ either, either of us; ~ fifti, fifty of us; for ~ love, for love of us; ~ non, none of us; ~ on, one of us; whether ~, whichever of us; which ~, which of us; (c) at ~ large, free, at liberty, on our own; bi ~ one, by ourselves, alone.

(a) Our, my: often used with a singular referent, indicating familiarity, endearment, or domestic intimacy; -- sometimes with pejorative connotations; (b) our, my: employed by a person of high authority, royal, ecclesiastical, or divine; (c) our, my: used by the author of a work, or the teller of a story, in speaking directly to his audience concerning their common subject or his source(s; ~ bok, the book I am writing; the book which is my source.

Used absol.: (a) that which originates with, or pertains to, us; that which is under our control or in our possession; that which exists in our country or world; ours; as predicate adj.: ben ~, with singular referent: mine [quot.: (c1450)]; ~ ouen, our own; (b) someone who is, or those who are, affiliated with or related to us, or under our control; ours; ~ ani, any (knight) of ours.

In surname.