geornan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *girnijan (“to be eager for, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną (“to desire, want”), from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”)) + *-janą (suffix forming factitive verbs from adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜or.nɑn/, [ˈje͜orˠ.nɑn]

Verb

ġeornan

  1. to desire, beg, yearn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeornan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġeornan ġeornenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeorne ġeornde
second person singular ġeornest, ġeornst ġeorndest
third person singular ġeorneþ, ġeornþ ġeornde
plural ġeornaþ ġeorndon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeorne ġeornde
plural ġeornen ġeornden
imperative
singular ġeorn
plural ġeornaþ
participle present past
ġeornende (ġe)ġeorned

Descendants

  • Middle English: yernen

References

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