"yeer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yeers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yeer (plural yeers)
  1. Obsolete spelling of year Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: year
    Sense id: en-yeer-en-noun-pO4aL0g1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

Forms: yeeres [plural], yeer [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ġēar, from Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġēar}} Old English ġēar, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*jār}} Proto-West Germanic *jār, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*jērą}} Proto-Germanic *jērą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} yeer, {{enm-noun|yeeres|pl2=yeer}} yeer (plural yeeres or yeer)
  1. year Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: here, yere, ȝere Derived forms: yere of our lord

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