gearn

From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, eagerly”). Cognate with German gern.

gearn

1. (Luserna) gladly, with pleasure

   Gearn zo khennade. ― Nice to meet you.

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old Saxon garn, Old High German garn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰerH- (“tharm, gut, intestine”).

• IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑrn/, [jæ͜ɑrˠn]

ġearn n

1. yarn

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: yarn, ȝarn, ȝern, ȝerne, jarne, yarne, yeern
  • English: yarn
  • Scots: yairn
• Middle English: garn, garne (conflated with Old Norse garn)
  • English: garn (obsolete)