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yere

yere

9.9
A time of twelve months used in old speech
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : año
  • Farmers would gather at the end of the yere to share stories and celebrate the harvest.

Examples

  • In that yere, many changes occurred.

  • The yere passed quickly for the children.

  • In the old manuscript, each yere was carefully recorded by the village scribe.

  • The tradition has been followed for many a yere in this remote region.

  • The couple celebrated their fiftieth yere together with a big family reunion.

  • In this farming community, each yere begins with planting seeds in the spring.

  • The old man reminisced about the yere he spent traveling across the country.

Synonyms

annum
vsyere
  • Formal
8 5.5

A year often used to show an amount per year, for example pay or fees

is archaic or dialectal instead of formal phrase usage
twelvemonth
vsyere
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A period of twelve months equal to one year

is archaic or dialectal rather than neutral modern usage
yr
vsyere
1 1.6

A short written form of year equal to 12 months

is an archaic or dialectal full word not an abbreviation

Surface Forms

yere singular
yeres plural

Etymology

Yere as a noun is an old form of the modern word year, coming from an old English word that meant 'a year'. So, yere simply meant 'a period of twelve months'.