jaer

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See also: jär

Danish

Noun

jaer n

indefinite plural of ja

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Noun

jâer n

year (one cycle of the seasons)
calendar year

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

jaerbede (“annual tax paid to a lord”)
jaerbeganc
jaerboete (“fine or penitence lasting a year”)
jaercoeke (“type of pastry”)
jaercost (“annual funds or contribution”)
jaerdach (“anniversary”)
jaerganc (“course of a year”)
jaergedinge (“type of court session”)
jaergelijx (“yearly, annual”)
jaergelt (“sum of money annually paid or received”)
jaergetal (“age, number of years”)
jaergetide (“anniversary”)
jaergulde (“annual rent”)
jaerlanc (“lasting one year”)
jaerlijc (“yearly”)
jaerloon (“one year's wage”)
jaerloop (“course of one year”)
jaermael (“one year, unit of time”)
jaermarket (“fair”)
jaermisse (“fair”)
jaerpacht (“yearly rent”)
jaerpensie (“annual sum of money”)
jaerrecht (“type of court session”)
jaerrente (“annual rent”)
jaersanc
jaersavont
jaerscare (“number of years”)
jaerscot (“annual number”)
jaersdach (“New Year's Day”)
jaersijs
jaersnacht (“New Year's Eve”)
jaerstont
jaertal (“term”)
jaertijt (“period of time”)
jaerverste (“one year's delay”)
jaervrede (“one year's peace”)
jaerwaerheit (“annual investigation”)

Descendants

Dutch: jaar
- Afrikaans: jaar
- Berbice Creole Dutch: jari
- Jersey Dutch: jâr
- Negerhollands: jaer, jaar, yer
- → Aukan: yali
- → Sranan Tongo: yari
  - → Caribbean Javanese: yari
  - → Saramaccan: jáa
Limburgish: jaor
West Flemish: joar
Zealandic: jaer, jaor

Further reading

“jaer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “jaer”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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