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English
Etymology
From Middle English Yore, Jor, from Old English Earp, corrupted from Ear + ƿ (abbreviation for ƿæter (“water”)); first element from Brythonic Isurā with loss of intervocalic s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós (“vigorous, quick”), from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् (iṣiram, “fast, quick”). Compare the Gaulish river Isara.
Proper noun
Ure
- A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows through Wensleydale
- A surname.
References
- Smith, A.H. (1962). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 7. Cambridge University Press.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Ure
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Ur