Middle English Compendium
Toggle navigation
Skip to results
Skip to search form
Skip to search results filters
Dictionary
Bibliography
Quotations
Search in
Entire entry
Headword (with alternate spellings)
Headword (preferred spelling only)
Definition and notes
Etymology
Associated quotes and manuscripts
Modern English word equivalent
search for
Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
Æ æ (ash)
Search
Toggle facets
Limit your search
Part of Speech
verb
1
Subject Labels
Grammar
1
Source Language
Old English
1
Search Constraints
1
entry found
Etymology
gernan
Remove constraint Etymology: gernan
Sort by Relevance
Relevance
Alphabetical
Number of results to display per page
20 per page
20
per page
100
per page
Search Results
1.
yernen
v.
125 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To feel desire;—usu. in
as
clause; also,
gram.
of the optative mood: express desire [quot. c1400] (b) with selected prep. phrases:
yernen after
, to long for (sth.), desire; long for (Christ);…
…
