Y'ere

//jɜː(ɹ)// contraction

contraction ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Contraction
  1. 1
    Contraction of ye + were. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete, rare

    "Pardon me, Sir, my Bluntneſs muſt go on ; By barb’rous Fears and Counſels y’ere undone."

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"Pardon me, Sir, my Bluntneſs muſt go on ; By barb’rous Fears and Counſels y’ere undone."

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