† yernfulnessn.

Forms: see yernful adj. and -ness suffix; also Middle English ȝernulnes (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yernful adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < yernful adj. + -ness suffix.

Obsolete.

Eagerness, diligence. Cf. yern adj. 1a.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > studious care or diligence

yernfulnesseOE

swinkfulnessOE

diligencec1374

applying?c1430

diligencya1513

diligentness1530

sedulity1542

application1543

assiduity1605

sedulousness1622

navity1623

assiduousness1637

intention1638

apply1681

perdiligence1694

painstakingness1917

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > eagerness

yernfulnesseOE

yevernesseOE

fainnessc1340

eagerness1486

edge1600

spleena1616

anxiousness1736

eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. xii. 436 Sume tiliað mid micelre [geo]rnfulnesse wifa, forðæm þæt he þurh ðæt mæge mæst bearna be[gitan] and eac wynsumlice libban.

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xiii. 127 Secgað eac ure bec þæt we sceolon ðas feowertyne niht mid micelre geornfulnysse healdan.

OE Rule St. Benet (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 17 Þæs ecean lifes he sceal mid ealre geornfulnesse girnan.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11181 Swa þatt himm birrþ fra þeþenn forþ. Wiþþ mikell ȝeorrnfullnesse... To follȝhenn godess laȝhe boc.

c1390 Prickynge of Love (Vernon) f. 330/1 Obedience..makeþ a mon..for te seken in vche a creature. wiþ gret ȝernulnes þe louynge of god.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	yernfulness
释义	† yernfulnessn. Forms: see yernful adj. and -ness suffix; also Middle English ȝernulnes (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yernful adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < yernful adj. + -ness suffix. Obsolete. Eagerness, diligence. Cf. yern adj. 1a. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > studious care or diligence yernfulnesseOE swinkfulnessOE diligencec1374 applying?c1430 diligencya1513 diligentness1530 sedulity1542 application1543 assiduity1605 sedulousness1622 navity1623 assiduousness1637 intention1638 apply1681 perdiligence1694 painstakingness1917 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > eagerness yernfulnesseOE yevernesseOE fainnessc1340 eagerness1486 edge1600 spleena1616 anxiousness1736 eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. xii. 436 Sume tiliað mid micelre [geo]rnfulnesse wifa, forðæm þæt he þurh ðæt mæge mæst bearna be[gitan] and eac wynsumlice libban. OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xiii. 127 Secgað eac ure bec þæt we sceolon ðas feowertyne niht mid micelre geornfulnysse healdan. OE Rule St. Benet (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 17 Þæs ecean lifes he sceal mid ealre geornfulnesse girnan. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11181 Swa þatt himm birrþ fra þeþenn forþ. Wiþþ mikell ȝeorrnfullnesse... To follȝhenn godess laȝhe boc. c1390 Prickynge of Love (Vernon) f. 330/1 Obedience..makeþ a mon..for te seken in vche a creature. wiþ gret ȝernulnes þe louynge of god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.eOE
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