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Old English · determiner

uncer

Part of speech
determiner
Declension
strong
IPA
/ˈun.ker/
[ˈuŋ.ker]
Syllables
ˈun · ker (2 syllables)
Modern English
oursourreferring

uncer1 · determiner

Senses

  1. our (referring to two people); ours

    Iċ wēne þēah, ġif wit ġīet uncru word tōsamne slēaþ, þæt þǣr āspringe sum spearca upp sōþfæstnesse þāra þe wit ǣr ne ġesāwon.

    I think though that if we keep striking our words together, some spark of truth will spring up that we haven't seen before.

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

Declension · strong

Strong declension of uncer
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative uncerunceruuncruuncerouncrouncer
Accusative uncerneuncereuncreuncer
Genitive unceresuncresuncerreunceresuncres
Dative uncerumuncrumuncerreuncerumuncrum
Instrumental uncereuncreuncerreuncereuncre
Plural
Nominative uncereuncreuncerauncrauncereuncreunceruuncruuncerouncro
Accusative uncereuncreuncerauncrauncereuncreunceruuncruuncerouncro
Genitive uncerrauncerrauncerra
Dative uncerumuncrumuncerumuncrumuncerumuncrum
Instrumental uncerumuncrumuncerumuncrumuncerumuncrum

uncer2 · pronoun · inflected form

Senses

  1. genitive of wit

  2. Inflected form of wit

All forms (16)

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