hisn

or his'n

[ hiz-uhn ]

pronoun

, Nonstandard.

1. his ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of hisn¹

1350–1400; Middle English hysene; hern ²

Example Sentences

I felt bones crunching and wasn’t for sure if they was hisn or mine.

From Literature

Tug said, “If I’s planned it jus’ right, the Tennessee toothpick’ll hit Tug right in that fat butt of hisn!”

From Literature

He says in that whining singing-a-song voice of hisn, “Well, couldn’t I jus’ shoot him in the foot and we wouldn’t have to worry ’bout him running at all?”

From Literature

“He knowed they time was coming, like that pointer done. He could tell you when hisn coming, if he could talk. Or yours. Or mine.”

From Literature

Jewel had come back now, standing there, looking at Anse with them marble eyes of hisn.

From Literature