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ErEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Turkish Er, or from Hokkien 余 (Îr) or Teochew 余 (e5).
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Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗erEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Mimetic (sound of hesitation).
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- ErMiddle English · word_er_vb
Er, pr. pl. are, H; ere, S2; see Aren.
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Er, adv., conj. and prep. ere, before, S, S2, C2, PP; ear, S, S3; ayr, S3; yer, S3; her, S; ar, S, S2, G, H, P; or, S, S2, S3, C3; ore, S2; are, S, S2, H, PP; here, S. Comb.: or ere, before, WW, Sh.; ere euer, WW. Erur,
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