youres

Middle English

Alternative forms

yours, youris, yourys, yowres, yowris, yowrys, yourez, yurs, ȝoures, ȝoures, ȝouris, ȝourys, ȝowres, ȝowrs, ȝowris, ȝowrys, ȝowers, ȝores, ȝures, ȝuris, ȝhurs, eowræs

Etymology

From youre +‎ -es.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjuːris/, /ˈjiu̯ris/
(Late ME) IPA^(key): /juːrz/

Pronoun

youres (nominative ye)

Second-person plural genitive pronoun: yours (plural).
(formal) Second-person singular genitive pronoun: yours (singular).
Used determinatively with a plural referent: your.
- 1475 Brome Abraham and Isaac.
  I schall mvltyplye ȝowrys botherys sede As thyke as sterrys be in the skye.

Synonyms

youren

Descendants

English: yours

References

“youres, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 May 2018.

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