hern
Hers; her ownHers; her own.
/hɜːn/
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1 senses(Appalachia, especially)Hers; her own.
Examples
1 sentencesIs it true that in Spain there's a statue of Hernán Cortez stepping on the severed head of an Indian?
Origin
From Middle English hiren, hirne, from the same source as her. The -n was added (especiallFrom Middle English hiren, hirne, from the same source as her. The -n was added (especially in the speech of the Midlands and Southern England, starting in the 1300s) by analogy with mine and thine. (Compare ourn.) Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, hers, which see for more. Cognate with West Flemish heurn (“hern”).
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