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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
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-, *ǵʰerH- (“tharm, gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ġearn n
- yarn
Declension
Declension of ġearn (strong a-stem)
Descendants