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Dutch
Cognate with English whilere
Etymology
From wel + eer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛlˈeːr/
- Hyphenation: wel‧eer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Adverb
weleer
- yore
Noun
weleer n (uncountable)
- good times that have gone by; yesteryear
- Het is niet meer, Dat blij weleer! (Bilderdijk, 1808)
- They are no more, those happy and good times!
- Indien vergetelheid de erinnring van 't weleer Nog niet voor immer in haar strooming heeft verzwolgen. (Ten Kate, 1878)
- If forgetfulness did not yet forever swallow the memory of good times.