wearn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *warnu, from Proto-Germanic *warnō (“warding off; refusal; warning”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to cover, guard, protect, heed, notice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑrn/, [wæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

wearn f

  1. reluctance, resistance
  2. refusal

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative wearn wearna, wearne
accusative wearne wearna, wearne
genitive wearne wearna
dative wearne wearnum
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