georn
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gernaz (“willing, eager”), whence also Old Saxon and Old High German gern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeorn/
Adjective
ġeorn
- eager
Declension
Declension of georn — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġeorn | ġeorn | ġeorn |
| Accusative | ġeornne | ġeorne | ġeorn |
| Genitive | ġeornes | ġeornre | ġeornes |
| Dative | ġeornum | ġeornre | ġeornum |
| Instrumental | ġeorne | ġeornre | ġeorne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġeorne | ġeorna, -e | ġeorn |
| Accusative | ġeorne | ġeorna, -e | ġeorn |
| Genitive | ġeornra | ġeornra | ġeornra |
| Dative | ġeornum | ġeornum | ġeornum |
| Instrumental | ġeornum | ġeornum | ġeornum |
Declension of georn — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġeorna | ġeorne | ġeorne |
| Accusative | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeorne |
| Genitive | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeornan |
| Dative | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeornan |
| Instrumental | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeornan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeornan |
| Accusative | ġeornan | ġeornan | ġeornan |
| Genitive | ġeornra, ġeornena | ġeornra, ġeornena | ġeornra, ġeornena |
| Dative | ġeornum | ġeornum | ġeornum |
| Instrumental | ġeornum | ġeornum | ġeornum |
Descendants
- Middle English: yern
- English: yern