English

Pronoun

yere ‎(possessive)

1. (Ireland) your (plural); of ye, belonging to ye
   • 2001 Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Scene 8:

     What I want ye to remember, as the bullets come out through yere foreheads, is […]

   • 2012 Kerry O'Shea Edinburgh’s Fringe festival thinks The Rubberbandits are English IrishCentral 27 July 2012:

     The Rubberbandits took to their Twitter (@Rubberbandits) on Tuesday in the wake of the Fringe fest’s apparent typo saying that, “@edfringe As much as we'd love to swear allegiance to Lizzie. Could ye change our country of origin from "England" to Ireland on yere site?” (sic)

   • 2012 Christy O'Connor "The first great rivalry of the 21st century" Irish Independent, 28 July 2012:

     "I've been listening to yere s**** there all day about how great ye are," he told them. "Who the **** do ye think ye are with yere two All-Irelands and one ambush?"

Usage notes

Especially in the south and west of Ireland. The yod-dropping pronunciation is more dialectal.

Sranan Tongo

Verb

yere

1. To hear

Turkish

Noun

yere

1. dative singular of yer