yern

Also used as

yern is also the obsolete form of yearn.

Examples of yern in a sentence

• All the people cried yernː God Master, now defend thy bairn.c. 1515, unknown, The Buke of the Sevyne Sagis:
• The black swarm ower the fields walks yerne1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados:

Forms of yern

Origin of yern

From Middle English yern (“willing, eager”), from Old English ġeorn (“eager”), from Proto-West Germanic *gern, from Proto-Germanic *gernaz. Cognate with Danish gerne (“gladly”), Dutch gaarne (“with pleasure, gladly”), German gern (“willingly, gladly”), Icelandic gjarn (“willing, keen, eager”), Icelandic gjarna (“willingly, readily, gladdly”), Swedish gärna (“willingly, gladly”). See also yearnful and yearnfully.

Words that rhyme with yern

• burn
• turn
• return
• churn
• yearn
• concern
• learn
• urn
• earn
• secern
• dern
• discern

Questions about yern

What does yern mean?

Yern means eagerly, heartily, gladly, willingly, earnestly.

How do you use yern in a sentence?

All the people cried yernː God Master, now defend thy bairn.

What part of speech is yern?

Yern is an adverb.

How do you pronounce yern?

Yern is pronounced /jəːn/ (UK).