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See also: yer, YER, 'yĕr, and þér

From Middle English, partly an alteration of -ier; and partly from -yere, -iere, -ȝere, the suffix -er appended to words ending in ȝ or g. More at -ier, -er.

-yer

(rare, usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter "w" or "v").
‎law + ‎-yer → ‎lawyer

‎saw + ‎-yer → ‎sawyer

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+{{also|yer|YER|'yĕr|þér}}
 ==English==
 ===Etymology===
-From {{etyl|enm}}, partly an alteration of {{term|-ier|lang=enm}}; and partly from {{etyl|enm}} {{term|-yere|lang=enm}}, {{term|-iere|lang=enm}}, {{term|-ȝere|lang=enm}}, the suffix {{l|en|-er}} appended to words ending in {{term||ȝ|lang=enm}} or {{term||g|lang=enm}}. More at {{l|en|-ier}}, {{l|en|-er}}.
+From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, partly an alteration of {{m|enm|-ier}}; and partly from {{m|enm|-yere}}, {{m|enm|-iere}}, {{m|enm|-ȝere}}, the suffix {{l|en|-er}} appended to words ending in {{m|enm|ȝ}} or {{m|enm|g}}. More at {{m|en|-ier}}, {{m|en|-er}}.
 ===Suffix===
-{{en-suffix|sort=yer}}
+{{en-suffix}}
-# {{rare|usually|_|no longer productive}} Agent suffix, equivalent to {{l|en|-er}}, appended to some nouns.
+# {{lb|en|rare|usually|_|no longer productive}} {{ngd|Agent suffix, equivalent to [[-er]], appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter "w" or "v").}}
+#: {{suffixusex|en|law|lawyer}}
+#: {{suffixusex|en|saw|sawyer}}
 ====Derived terms====
-* {{prefixsee|English}}
+{{suffixsee|en}}
+===Anagrams===
-{{count page|[[Wiktionary:Page count]]}}
+* {{anagrams|en|a=ery|-ery|Rey|Rye|e'ry|eyr|rye|yre}}