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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *warnōn. Cognate with Old High German warnōn (German warnen). Compare wiernan.
Pronunciation
Verb
wearnian
- (intransitive) to be aware, take care
- (transitive) to warn, caution
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...- ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...
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