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Yearn (y&etilde_;rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yearned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yearning.] [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 (see Y-).] To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.]She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it.” Shak.
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It yearns me not if men my garments wear. Shak.
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Yearn, v. i. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [Obs.] “Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.” Shak.
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Yearn, v. i. & t. [See Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]
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Yearn, v. i. [OE. yernen, &yogh_;ernen, &yogh_;eornen, AS. geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly, willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier greed, OHG. gir&ī; greed, ger desirous, ger&ō;n to desire, G. begehren, Icel. girna to desire, gjarn eager, Goth. faíhugaírns covetous, gaírnjan to desire, and perhaps to Gr. chai`rein to rejoice, be glad, Skr. hary to desire, to like. √33.] 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.
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Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep. Gen. xliii. 30.
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Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addison.
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