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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28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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