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† yerne, adv. Obs.
Forms: 1 ᵹeorne, ᵹyrne, 2–4 ȝeorne, 2–5 ȝorne, 2–6 ȝerne, 3 (Orm.) ȝerrne, 4 ȝern, ȝiern(e, 4–5 yerne, ȝurne, ȝarne, 4–6 yern, ȝarn, 5 ȝyrne, yorne, yurne, yarn, 6 yarne.
[OE. ᵹeorne = OFris. gerne, jerne (Fris. jearn), OS. gerno (MDu. gherne, geerne, Du. gaarne), OHG. gerno (MHG. gerne, G. gern), ON. gjarna (Sw. gerna, gärna, Da. gerne); adv. of OE. ᵹeorn, etc.: see yern a.]
1. Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, zealously, heartily.
Beowulf 2294 Hordweard sohte ᵹeorne æfter grunde. a1122O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1083 Þa wreccan munecas..ᵹyrne cleopedon to Gode his miltse biddende. c1175Lamb. Hom. 11 Muchel is us þenne neod..ȝerne bidden ure milciende drihten þet [etc.]. a1200Moral Ode 49 Þider ȝe sculen ȝorne draȝen. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 3 Men..wisten ȝerne after ure lauerd ihesu cristes tocume. a1250Prov. ælfred 101 in O.E. Misc. (1872) 108 Þe mon þe on his youhþe yeorne leorneþ wit and wisdom. c1290St. Brandan 94 in S. Eng. Leg. 222, & bede ȝurne oure louerdes grace þulke veyage to do. a1300Cursor M. 2789 (Cott.) Ȝern [Fairf. ȝ orne] on þaim he cried merci! 1375Barbour Bruce iii. 547 The king then at thaim speryt ȝarne, How thai..had farne. c1400St. Alexius (Laud 463) 35 Boþe be day, & be nyght, Ȝerne þei þonked our dright, & Seinte Marie. c1400Rom. Rose 6719 Thanne may he go abegging yerne Til he somme maner crafte kan lerne. c1420Chron. Vilod. 727 Seynt Dunstone heyȝede hym fulle faste And ȝyrne to god for hym he bedde. c1425Engl. Conq. Irel. 92 He..besoght ful yorne þat he most allyaunce haue to har kynrede. c1440Pallad. on Husb. i. 447 Mynge hit yurne Tyl euery part vntyl on body turne. 1513Douglas æneis iv. vii. 83 The blak swarm our the feildis walkis ȝarn, Tursand throw the gers thar pray to hiddillis dern. Ibid. vi. vii. 44 The hiddillis held thai and the roddis darn, A myrtre wod about thaim lowkit ȝarn.
b. Willingly, gladly, ‘fain’; occas. wilfully.
c888ælfred Boeth. vii. §2 Þonne scealt þu ᵹeorne ᵹeðolian ᵹehwæt þæs þe to heora þenungum..belimpet. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 9 Ȝif þu ȝierne waxest on godnesse,..after þing þe ðe beð biheue. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1526 Ȝe, þat ar so cortays & coynt of your hetes, Oghe to a ȝonke þynk ȝern to schewe, & teche sum tokenez of trweluf craftes. 1414Brampton Penit. Ps. (Percy Soc.) 12 And I trespase aȝens the ȝerne. a1508Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 129 He trowis that ȝoung folk I ȝerne ȝeild.
c. Thoroughly, well.
c1000ælfric Gen. xxxix. 3 He wiste ful ᵹeorne þæt god hine lufode. 12..Moral Ode 346 (Egerton MS.) Þat buð ða þe heom sculdeð ȝeorne, wid elche un-ðeawe. a1225Leg. Kath. 1588 Hire lust swiðe ȝeorne speoken mit te meiden. a1240Ureisun in O.E. Hom. I. 199 Þu hit wost ful ȝeorne þet þe deouel hateð me.
2. a. Quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast, briskly, at a great rate.
a1023Wulfstan Hom. ii. (1883) 18 Hit to ðam dome nu ᵹeorne nealæcð. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 498 A ȝere ȝernes ful ȝerne, & ȝeldez neuer lyke. c1386Chaucer Pard. T. 70 Myne handes and my tonge goon so yerne That it is ioye to se my bisynesse. 1393Langl. P. Pl. C. xxiii. 159 Sleuthe wax wonder ȝerne and sone was of age. c1430Freemasonry 174 The mayster may his prentes so enforme, That hys hure may crese ful ȝurne. c1440Promp. Parv. 536/2 Ȝarne, hastyly (P. ȝarne or fast), festinanter. 1443–9Paston Lett. Suppl. (1901) 12 There he lyted and knokkyd on the gate, and we folwyd as yarn as we myth. 1493Dives & Pauper (W. de W. 1496) ix. viii. 358/1 Bere he his sayle neuer soo hyghe, & go he neuer soo yerne. c1530Crt. of Love 1299 There nis no swallow swift..ne half so yern can fly.
b. Quickly, without delay, immediately, directly, soon. Also as yerne (see as A. 5 c).
c1320Sir Tristr. 3065 Hennes ȝern þou fle Out of siȝt mine. c1350Will. Palerne 1252 Ȝeld þe to me ȝeply or ȝerne þou schalt deie. c1374Chaucer Troylus iii. 376 Achilles with his spere Myn herte cleue,..yf I late or yerne Wolde it by-wreye. c1384― H. Fame ii. 402 Wyth that he spack to me so yerne And seyde. c1440Jacob's Well 12 Ȝif ȝe by gylty, be sory in herte,..and ȝerne, wyth full sorwe of herte, beeth schreuyn. c1470Harding Chron. cix. vi, And then the kyng made hym byshop as yerne Of Winchester. |