yore

Meanings

Noun

a time long past.

Adverb

In time long past; long ago.

Origin

From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra, of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂, the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą. More at year.

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