oure
Middle English
/ˈuːr(ə)/, /ˈur(ə)/, /uːr/
determiner
Definitions
- our
- my, mine This is equivalent to Modern English "royal we", but is also used informally.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ure inherited from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (our, of us).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*unseraz
Gloss
our, of us
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- our English
- ours English
- ourself English
- *n̥s-ero- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéy, *n̥-s-ero- Proto-Indo-European
- *unseraz Proto-Germanic
- ure Old English
- user Old English
- ūre Old English
- our Middle English
- oures Middle English
- várr Old Norse
- onse Middle Dutch
- unsēr Old High German
- unser Middle High German
- 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- *unsar gmw-pro
- unsa Old Dutch
- ünsar Cimbrian
- usa Old Saxon
- usar Old Saxon
- öise Alemannic German
- ūser, ūse Old Frisian
- oore Yola
- awa Nigerian Pidgin