English Dictionary: yearningly | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yarnen \Yarn"en\, a. Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. [Obs.] [bd]A pair of yarnen stocks.[b8] --Turbervile. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yearn \Yearn\ (y[etil]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.] [bd]She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it.[b8] --Shak. It yearns me not if men my garments wear. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yearningly \Yearn"ing*ly\, adv. With yearning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yearnings \Yearn"ings\, n. pl. [Cf. AS. geirnan, geyrnan, to rum. See 4th {Earn}.] The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk. [Scot.] |