yarne

English

Noun

yarne (plural yarnes)

Obsolete spelling of yarn

Anagrams

Aeryn, Arney, Neary, Neyra, Raney, Rayne, Yaren, aryne, rayne, renay, yearn

Middle English

Alternative forms

ȝern, ȝerne, yeern, ȝarn, yarn, jarne

Etymology

From Old English ġearn, from Proto-Germanic *garną. Doublet of garne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjarn/, /ˈjɛrn/

Noun

yarne (uncountable)

Yarn; a length of fibre used to weave.

Descendants

English: yarn
Scots: yairn

References

“yarn (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.

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