gerne

• gjærne (obsolete)
• gærne (obsolete)
• gjerne (obsolete)

From Old Norse gjarna, gerna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛɐ̯nə/, [ˈɡ̊ɛɐ̯nə], [ˈkɛɒ̯̽nn̩]

gerne (comparative hellere, superlative helst)

1. with pleasure; gladly, willingly, readily

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛrnə/, [ˈɡɛʁnə], [ˈɡɛɐ̯nə]

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gerne

1. alternative form of gern. (Both are roughly equally frequent.)

gerne

1. (commonly said in answer to danke (“thank you”); usually not translated into English) don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome

• (you’re welcome): gern geschehen, bitte schön

From Old Dutch *gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô.

gerne

1. with pleasure, gladly, willingly
2. usually, often

• Dutch: gaarne
• Limburgish: gaern, gaer
• West Flemish: geirn

• “gherne”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gerne”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN