- georn
- 1. adj w.g. desirous, eager, earnest, diligent, studious; 2. see gearn, past 3rd sing of geiernan
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
georn
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georn — eager … The Old English to English
forðgeorn — adj eager to advance … Old to modern English dictionary
friðgeorn — adj peaceable … Old to modern English dictionary
gúðgeorn — adj tempting, looking for a quarrel … Old to modern English dictionary
weorþgeorn — adj desirous of honor, high souled … Old to modern English dictionary
éaðgeorn — adj easily pleased … Old to modern English dictionary
íeþgeorn — adj pleasant, gracious, amiable … Old to modern English dictionary
Yearn — Yearn, v. i. [OE. yernen, [yogh]ernen, [yogh]eornen, AS. geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly, willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier greed, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yern — Yern, a. [OE. [yogh]ern, [yogh]eorne, AS. georn desirous, eager. See {Yearn} to long.] Eager; brisk; quick; active. [Obs.] Her song . . . loud and yern. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Husband's Message — [http://www.aspp.ca/index.html] is an Old English poem, the author of which is unknown. It is found only in the Exeter Book, one of the few surviving poetic compilations from the Anglo Saxon period. The Husband s Message is short by comparison to … Wikipedia
