Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǒures pron.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǒures pron. Also ur(e)s. |
| Etymology | From ǒur(e pron. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Used absolutely: (a) ours; persons or things affiliated with us or belonging, pertaining, or relating to us; our people (things, etc.); (b) of ~, from ours, among ours, of ours; of our goods [quot.: Ponthus]; (c) as pred. adj.: ben ~; ~ two, of us two.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11784 : If he ne war godd almight, Vr godds had standen al vp-right, Bot for he es godd..Vres [Frf: ours; Trin-C: Oure] ar fallen don.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27579 : Þai haf in þaim sum hidd bunte Þat better mai þain ors [Glb: owres] be.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.5327 : Ne we schal nat..liȝtly ouer-go Þe grete offencis..Whiche wolde turne vn-to vs and ours To grete reprefe.
- a1450 PNoster R.Hermit (Westm-S 3)21/3 : Þe soule of a Saracene or of a Juwe [is] as wel made to þe liknes of God & as wel wiþ his deeþ was bouȝte as oures.
- a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP (Warner)44 : Shall any prynce..Wheche hathe nobles moche lyche to oures Be lorde of see?
- c1460 Cursor (LdMisc 416)16410 : On vs mote his blode falle & on ours that we brede.
- a1475 Siege Troy(1) (Hrl 525)215/2065c : God..yeve all cristyn soulis good reste, And ours, whanne we com to that feste.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)14839 : Nu has he yow scent, Queþer ani of vrs [Frf: oures; Göt: vres] be til him went.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)17530 : Giftes gret of us þai tok, And noght of urs [Göt: vres; Trin-C: oures; Ld: ouris] þai for-sok.
- a1425 Shrewsbury Frag.(Shrw 6)5/37 : Sithen of oures went ful gode wone To se þat sight.
- (1431) Grocer Lond.(Kingdon)204/13 : Payed For dyvers dyners and potacions..To dyvers maysterz off owrys: x li.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)13581 : Foure batailles of oures Had hard encountre.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)14772 : Þi werkes hath bene warre..And febyler..þen any of ours haue bene.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)7/5 : Thei that wolle beleve vpon our lawe..we schall yeve theym of oures; and thei that wolle not, shal ber tribute to vs.
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)1.14.7b : Muche more..wolde it seme skele that he be one of oures.
c
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard.(Manly-Rickert)C.786 : Wel ye woot that al this gold is oures.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Sh.(Manly-Rickert)B.1463 : Certeyn bestes that I moste beye To store with a place that is oures [vr. owres].
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)6472 : Þat before was þyn, now ys hyt ours.
- ?a1425 Glo.Chron.B (Dgb 205)2963 : Oures [A: þe maistrie al vre is].
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2859 : Ȝeffe we feghte todaye, þe felde schall be owrs.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3075 : I see be ȝone syngne, the cete es oures.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)109/219 : Þat childe was neuere oures two.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)110/28 : Soþely he is oures, for þer may no whiȝt bynyme hym vs aȝens oure wille.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)209/6 : If we folow them ony farther the harme shall be owrys.
- c1475 Body Pol.(Cmb Kk.1.5)162/27 : Yondir people that ye see be halfe oures.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)2989 : This day was therys, And A nother shalbe ourez.
- ?a1525(?a1475) Play Sacr.(Dub 652)104 : In Hamborowhe and in Holond moch merchantdyse ys owrys.
2.
Used in apposition to nouns: our; father (dettes) ~.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)25103 : Fader vrs [Frf: ours] þat es in heuen, Halud be þi nam to neuen.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)25299 : For-giue us, fader, dettes vrs [Frf: ours; Göt: vris].