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单词 yerse
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yerseadv.

Brit. /jəːs/, U.S. /jərs/
Forms: 1800s– yers, 1800s– yerse.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yes adv.
Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of yes adv. with lengthening of the vowel.
colloquial and regional.
In representations of speech: yes.
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the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent
yesOE
yeaOE
soa1400
toa1525
very well1529
yus1775
yerse1862
yeah1863
yeh1868
orright1874
yep1883
yup1887
ayuh1894
yairs1896
yayus1900
yip1906
too right1919
quite1924
1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 115 Soa they said ‘yers’ an' began o' trotting off, an nivver spak a word till they gat hoam.
1871 ‘M. Legrand’ Cambr. Freshman ix. 160Yerse..we har had them, as you s——’ Before he had finished his sentence, the gyp observed that Mr. Pokyr was pointing imperatively in the direction of the door.
1921 M. F. H. B. Dowdall Three Loving Ladies xv. 196Yers,’ her husband answered deprecatingly over the top of his pince-nez. ‘Yersyers—very foolish of her.’
1965 J. Porter Dover Two vi. 69 Yerse, we was. Only they nabbed us first.
1980 P. G. Winslow Counsellor Heart v. 80 ‘A plant?’..‘Yerse.’ She described the plant.
1993 E. J. Howard Confusion iii. 335 ‘It was always a staggering success.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Really. Oh, yers!’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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