yore
noun/jɔː/UK/joɹ/US/jo(ː)ɹ/
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.
Definitions
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.
In time long past
In time long past; long ago.
- Which though he hath polluted oft and yore, / Yet I to them for iudgement iust do fly
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA