"yr" meaning in English

See yr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} yr
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Contraction of you + are. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: you (extra: + are)
    Sense id: en-yr-en-contraction-F9m1nxrR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} yr
  1. Abbreviation of your. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: your
    Sense id: en-yr-en-det-gUDwuL1z Categories (other): English determiners
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: yrs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yr (plural yrs)
  1. Abbreviation of year. Wikidata QID: Q577 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: year Related terms: y [alternative], mul:a [alternative]
    Sense id: en-yr-en-noun-en:Q577
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /yːr/ [literary]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English ȳr, the literal translation of which is uncertain: perhaps “yew” or “bow (made of yew)”, based on Old Norse ýr. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gem-pro}}, {{lbor|en|ang|ȳr}} Learned borrowing from Old English ȳr, {{der|en|non|ýr}} Old Norse ýr Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} yr
  1. A letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.
    Sense id: en-yr-en-noun-rdSI3FPq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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