yore

Meaning

Noun

A time long past.

Adv

In time long past; long ago.

Synonyms

yesteryear

long ago

long since

history

Translations

antaño

antan

jadis

outrora

vormals

antanho

το πάλαι

passé

παλιός καιρός

les années passées

ieri

passato

hier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yore

Inherited from Old English: ġeāra

In summary

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.