Meaning of y'ere | Babel Free

Definitions

Contraction of ye + were.

abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete, rare

Examples

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

“Rivers adorn the Earth ; the Fiſh, the Seas ; Flowers and Graſs, the Meadows ; Fruit and Trees ; The Starts, the Fields of Air thro’ which they ride ; And Woman all the Works of God beſide ; Yet baſe detracting Envy won’t allow They ſhould adorn themſelves ; then pray, Sir, now Produce ſome reaſons why y’ere ſo ſevere ; For envious as you are, you know they’re Fair.”

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