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Webster 1913 Edition
Your
Your
(ūr)
, p
ron.
& Adj.
[OE.
your
, ȝour
, eowr
, eower
, AS. eówer
, originally used as the gen. of ge
, gē
, ye; akin to OFries. iuwer
your, OS. iuwar
, D. uw
, OHG. iuwēr
, G. euer
, Icel. yðar
, Goth. izwara
, izwar
, and E. you
. √189. See You
.] The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
☞ The possessive takes the form yours when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this book is yours. “An old fellow of yours.”
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Your
YOUR
,Adj.
1.
Belonging to you; equally applicable to both numbers; as your father; your heart; your prince; your subjects.2.
It is used indefinitely.Your medalist and your critic are much nearer related than the world imagine.
3.
Yours is used as a substitute for a noun in the nominative or objective. This book is yours. I have no pen; give me yours. My sword and yours are kin.