yore
noun
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Pronunciation: /jɔː/ / /joɹ/ / /jo(ː)ɹ/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (“long ago”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂ (literally “of years”), the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year.
- In time long past; long ago.
“Which though he hath polluted oft and yore, / Yet I to them for iudgement iust do fly”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (“long ago”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂ (literally “of years”), the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year.
- A time long past.
“This word comes from the days of yore.”
“It appeared strange to me that the “little dipper” should be still diving quietly in the river, as of yore; and it suggested that this bird might continue to dive here when Concord should be no more.”