| yearn | To pain; to grieve; to vex. "She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it." "It yearns me not if men my garments wear." (Shak) Origin: Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of OE. Ermen to grieve, AS. Ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman, fr. Earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. Arm, Icel. Armr, Goth. Arms. The y- in English is perhaps due to the AS. Ge. To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager. "Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep." (Gen. Xliii. 30) "Your mother's heart yearns towards you." (Addison) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| yearnings | The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used a rennet for curdling milk. Origin: Cf. AS. Geirnan, geyrnan, to rum. See 4th Earn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |