"yr" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /yːr/ Forms: ȳr [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Old Norse ýr (“yew, a bow, the runic letter ᛦ”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|non|ýr||yew, a bow, the runic letter ᛦ}} Old Norse ýr (“yew, a bow, the runic letter ᛦ”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ȳr|head2=|sort=}} ȳr m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ȳr}} ȳr m
  1. the runic letter ᚣ (/y/)
    Sense id: en-yr-ang-noun--NQ3rk7n Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries
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