us

Etymology 1

From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne-, *nō-, *n-ge-, *n̥smé (“us”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”).

pron

1. (personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
2. (Commonwealth, colloquial, chiefly with give) Me.
   Give us a look at your paper.
   Give us your wallet!
   She's turned the weans against us!
3. (Northern England) Our.
   We'll have to throw us food out.
4. (Northumbria) Me (in all contexts).
   Look at us while you’re speaking to us.
   Could you do that for us?

det

1. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
   It's not good enough for us teachers.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

1. (rare) Alternative form of u's.