jer

¹

[ yer ]

noun

1. Slavic Linguistics. either of two letters (ъ, ь) of the Cyrillic alphabet used, as in Old Church Slavonic, to indicate two short vowels, or, as in Russian, to indicate that the preceding consonant is hard or soft. Compare hard sign, soft sign.
2. either of the short, lax vowels of Old Church Slavonic represented by these signs, front jer (ъ, usually transcribed as ĭ ) and back jer (ь, usually transcribed as ŭ ).

Jer.

²

abbreviation for

1. Bible. Jeremiah.
2. Jersey.

Jer.

abbreviation for

1. Jeremiah

Word History and Origins

Origin of jer¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

The tides upon the sea-coast of Palestine are very slight, but some have seen a reference to them in Jer.

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Again I tell ye, th' body must bend between th' hips an' th' neck, but ye keep jer-r-rkin' the head to look up.

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He may be "nigh their mouths," but he is "far from their reins," Jer.

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Then he crossed the Del-a-ware, and left New Jer-sey in the hands of the foe.

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He had been forced to leave New Jer-sey in the hands of the King's troops.

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