earnst

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ernst, from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz.

Noun

earnst c (no plural)

  1. seriousness, earnest
    Synonym: ynmoed

Further reading
  • “earnst”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal‎ (in Dutch), 2011
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