gearn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, eagerly”). Cognate with German gern.

Adverb

gearn

(Luserna) gladly, with pleasure
Gearn zo khennade. ― Nice to meet you.

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old Saxon garn, Old High German garn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑrn/, [jæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

ġearn n

yarn

Declension

Declension of gearn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġearn	ġearn
accusative	ġearn	ġearn
genitive	ġearnes	ġearna
dative	ġearne	ġearnum

Descendants

Middle English: yarn, ȝarn, ȝern, ȝerne, jarne, yarne, yeern
- English: yarn
- Scots: yairn
Middle English: garn, garne (conflated with Old Norse garn)
- English: garn (obsolete)

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