In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YERNE
Yerne, adv. Etym: [OE. ýeorne. See Yern, a.]
Definition: Eagerly; briskly; quickly. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. My hands and my tongue go so yerne. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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