weleer

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Dutch

Etymology

From wel +‎ eer.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

weleer

  1. yore

Noun

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.