jaer

See also: jär

Danish

Noun

jaer n

1. indefinite plural of ja

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

jâer n

1. year (one cycle of the seasons)
2. 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