yore

See also: yöre

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English ġēara (literally “of years”), genitive plural of ġēar (“year”). More at year.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: yô, IPA^(key): /jɔː/
(General American) enPR: yôr, IPA^(key): /jɔɹ/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: yōr, IPA^(key): /jo(ː)ɹ/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /joə/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Homophones: your, you're (accents with the pour–poor merger); yaw (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)

Noun

yore (uncountable)

(poetic) time long past

This word comes from the days of yore.

Usage notes

A fossil; not used outside the phrase of yore, especially the idiom days of yore.

Translations

time long past

Dutch: ver verleden, weleer (nl), eertijds (nl)
Estonian: ammune
French: jadis (fr), antan (fr) m
Icelandic: fyrir (is), langa (is), löngu (is)
Ladino: antanyada

Norwegian: gamle dager m pl
Portuguese: antanho (pt)
Russian: да́вние времена́ pl (dávnije vremená), было́е (ru) n (bylóje)
Spanish: antaño (es)

Adverb

yore (not comparable)

(obsolete) In time long past; long ago.
- Spenser
  Which though he hath polluted oft and yore, / Yet I to them for judgment just do fly.

Anagrams

Roye, oyer, yero

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