ier

Noun

ier

1. hair
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 9:8:

     Dem ier luk laik uman ier, an dem tiit komiin laik laiyan tiit.

     Their hair looks like women's hair, and their teeth like lion teeth.

Noun

ier (plural ier dem, quantified ier)

1. year
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Ruoman 4:19:

     Iebriyam a did aalmuos wan onjrid ier uol, im did nuo se im suun ded an dat im waif kudn av no pikni, bot iivn wid aal a dat Iebriyam stil biliiv. No taim at aal im did biliiv se Gad naa go du we im pramis fi du.

     He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Ruoman 9:14:

     Kaaz wen Gad did mek di pramis tu Iebriyam im did se, “Bout da taim ya neks ier, mi wi kom bak an Siera wi av wan bwai pikni.

     For this is what the promise said: "About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.

Verb

ier

1. to hear
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 28:22:

     Bot wi wuda laik fi ier wa yu tingk, kaaz wi nuo se piipl evriwe taak gens da gruup ya we yu bilang tu.”

     But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.

Descendants

• French: hier
  • Haitian Creole: yè
  • → Esperanto: hieraŭ
• Norman: hiaer, hièr (Jersey)

Declension

Adverb

ier

1. early

Adjective

ier

1. early

Noun

ier c (plural ieren, diminutive ierke)

1. ear (of corn)