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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

year period of the earth's revolution round the sun; 12 months; pl. age OE.; pl. period, times XIII. OE. (Angl.) ġēr, (WS.) ġēar = OS. jār, gēr (Du. jaar), OHG. jār (G. jahr), ON. ár, Goth. jēr :- Gmc. *jǣram, f. IE. base *jēr- *jōr-, repr. also by Gr. hôros year.

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