- forðgeorn
- adj eager to advance
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
forðgeorn
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gúðgeorn — adj tempting, looking for a quarrel … Old to modern English dictionary
yearn — yearner, n. /yerrn/, v.i. 1. to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 2. to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. [bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan deriv. of georn eager;… … Universalium
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
yearn — [[t]yɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to have an earnest or strong desire; long 2) to feel tenderness; be moved • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OOHG gern, Go gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) … From formal English to slang
giernan — giernan1 wv/t1b w.g. to yearn for, strive, be eager, desire, entreate, seek for, beg, demand [georn] … Old to modern English dictionary
ĝher-1 — ĝher 1 English meaning: to yearn for Deutsche Übersetzung: “begehren, gern haben” Note: partly with forms from a basis *ĝherē(i) : ĝheri (see Persson Beitr. 728) Material: O.Ind. háryati “findet Gefallen, begehrt”; Av. zara … Proto-Indo-European etymological 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
avaricious — late 15c., from O.Fr. avaricios greedy, covetous (Mod.Fr. avaricieux), from avarice (see AVARICE (Cf. avarice)). An O.E. word for it was feoh georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness … Etymology dictionary
