georn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gern, from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (“willing, eager”), whence also Old Saxon gern, Old High German gern, Old Norse gjarn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /je͜orn/, [je͜orˠn]

Adjective

ġeorn

  1. eager

Declension
Declension of ġeorn — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeorn ġeorn ġeorn
Accusative ġeorne ġeorne ġeorn
Genitive ġeornes ġeornre ġeornes
Dative ġeornum ġeornre ġeornum
Instrumental ġeorne ġeornre ġeorne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeorne ġeorna, ġeorne ġeorn
Accusative ġeorne ġeorna, ġeorne ġeorn
Genitive ġeornra ġeornra ġeornra
Dative ġeornum ġeornum ġeornum
Instrumental ġeornum ġeornum ġeornum
Declension of ġeorn — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeorna ġeorne ġeorne
Accusative ġeornan ġeornan ġeorne
Genitive ġeornan ġeornan ġeornan
Dative ġeornan ġeornan ġeornan
Instrumental ġeornan ġeornan ġeornan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeornan ġeornan ġeornan
Accusative ġeornan ġeornan ġeornan
Genitive ġeornra, ġeornena ġeornra, ġeornena ġeornra, ġeornena
Dative ġeornum ġeornum ġeornum
Instrumental ġeornum ġeornum ġeornum

Derived terms
  • lofġeorn (“eager for praise”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeorn, yern
    • English: yern (obsolete)
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