her
her · pronoun feminine
Definitions
pronoun
- 1.
Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned.
- 2.
Belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned.
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Etymology
From Old English "hire," the genitive and dative singular of "hēo" (she), from Proto-Germanic "*hezōi." The possessive determiner and objective pronoun merged into the single form "her" during Middle English, while the nominative became "she."