weleer

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Dutch[edit]

Cognate with English whilere

Etymology[edit]

From wel +‎ eer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛlˈeːr/
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  • Hyphenation: wel‧eer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Adverb[edit]

weleer

  1. yore

Noun[edit]

weleer n (uncountable)

  1. 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.
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