This man toke the cytee of Tripolee and destroyede manye of the Cristene men, the zeer of grace 1289; but he was anon slayn.
And thus scholde it seme, that the prophecyes ne were not trewe: but thei ben bothe trewe: for in old tyme men maden a zeer of 10 moneths; of the whiche Marche was the firste, and Decembre was the laste.
This holy cros had the Jewes hydde in the erthe, undre a roche of the Mownt of Calvarie; and it lay there 200 zeer and more, into the tyme that Seynt Elyne, that was modre to Constantyn the Emperour of Rome.
And the date whan it was leyd in the erthe, was 2000 zeerbefore oure Lord was born.
In Ebron regned first Kyng David, 7 zeer and an half: and in Jerusalem he regnede 33 zeer and an half.
Thei maken the ox to laboure 6 zeer or 7, and than thei ete him.
And whan he felle in poverte, he was 78 zeer of age.
And the prophecye of David seythe thus: Quadraginta annis proximus fui generationi huic; that is to seye, fourty zeer was I neighebore to this kynrede.
And in alle the cesouns of the zeer ben the gardynes florisht.
And in tho yles, thei prophecyed the incarnacioun of oure Lord Jesu Crist, how he scholde ben born of a mayden; 3000 zeer or more or oure Lord was born of the Virgyne Marie.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "zeer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
