larn

Possibly influenced by Old English læran (“to teach”). Compare with German lehren with identical meaning. But probably just a corruption of standard English learn.

larn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)

1. (Northern England, especially Geordie) To learn.
2. (Northern England, especially Geordie) To teach.

   Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977

• lRNA