YERN

Yern, v. i.

Definition: See 3d Yearn. [Obs.]

Yern, a. Etym: [OE. ýern, ýeorne, AS. georn desirous, eager. See Yearn to long.]

Definition: Eager; brisk; quick; active. [Obs.] "Her song . . . loud and yern." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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