- eornoste
- 1. adj earnest, zealous, serious; 2. adv in earnest, earnestly, seriously, courageously; strongly, fiercely
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
eornoste
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er- — I. er 1 To move, set in motion. Oldest form *ə₁er . I. Basic form *er . 1. Probably Germanic *ar , *or , *art(a), to be, exist. are1, art2, from Old English eart and aron, second person singular and plural present of … Universalium
earnest — earnest1 earnestly, adv. earnestness, n. /err nist/, adj. 1. serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker. 2. showing depth and sincerity of feeling: earnest words; an earnest entreaty. 3. seriously important;… … Universalium
eornost — f ( e/ a) earnestness, zeal; seriousness; battle; on eornost/eornoste (1) in earnest, earnestly, seriously, truly; (2) with weakened force, indeed … Old to modern English dictionary
georneste — see eornoste … Old to modern English dictionary
earnest — from O.E. eornoste (adj.) zealous, or from O.E. noun eornost seriousness, serious intent (surviving only in the phrase in earnest), from P.Gmc. *ern vigor, briskness (Cf. O.S. ernust, O.H.G. arnust seriousness, firmness, struggle, Ger. Ernst… … Etymology dictionary
earnest — earnest1 [ ə:nɪst] adjective sincere and very serious. Phrases in earnest to a greater extent or more intensely than before. ↘sincere and serious in intention. Derivatives earnestly adverb earnestness noun Origin OE eornoste (adjective), eorn … English new terms dictionary
earnest — earnest1 [ʉr′nist] adj. [ME ernest < OE eornoste < eornost, earnestness, zeal, akin to Ger ernst, seriousness (OHG ernust) < IE base * er , to set oneself in motion, arouse > RUN] 1. serious and intense; not joking or playful; zealous … English World dictionary
