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our
A. poss. pron. g. pl. (‘of US’) of the 1st pers. pron. OE. ūre (ūs(s)er) = OS. ūser, OHG. unsēr, ON. vár, Goth. unsara.

B. as pron. adj. OE. ūre = OS. unsa (Du. onze, ons), OHG. unsēr (G. unser), ON. várr, Goth. unsar.
Hence ours ME. ūres (XIII); repl. †our (OE. ūre to XVII); ourn (XIV to mod. dial.). ourself XIV, repl. usself; with pl. inflexion ourselven, ourselves XIV.

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