Middle English Dictionary Entry
yǒuren pron.
Entry Info
| Forms | yǒuren pron. Also ȝour(e)n. |
| Etymology | From yǒur pron., prob. modeled on thīn pron. 4. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. heren pron., hisen pron., ouren pron., & theiren pron.
1.
Used absolutely;—with plural referent: (a) with ref. to persons (with noun supplied from the context): yours;
(b) as pred. adj.: belonging to you.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Gen.34.16 : Þann we schall ȝiue & take togyþer oure douȝtren & ȝourn [vr. ȝouren; WB(2): ȝoure].
b
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Gen.45.20 : All þe ritches of Egypte schullen be ȝourn.
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)1 Cor.3.22 : Alle þinges beþ ȝouren.