yr en · NOUN · etymology 1
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of year.
alt of year
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yrs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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yr en · DET · etymology 2
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of your.
alt of your
Got yr card. Problem is: don't have yr address! Wd love to see you. Write w/number! xo Jeremy.
1985 December 7, “Albert in NYC (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 21, page 13:On her street he reached into his pocket, pulled out his phone and typed: On yr St. U free? The answer came back: Door open.
2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 136:
yr en · X · etymology 3
Meanings
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(Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) Contraction of you + are.
alt of you
yr en · NOUN · etymology 4
Pronunciation
- /yːr/ (literary)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English ȳr, the literal translation of which is uncertain: perhaps “yew” or “bow (made of yew)”, based on Old Norse ýr.
Meanings
- A letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.