wearn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *warnu, from Proto-Germanic *warnō (“warding off; refusal; warning”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to cover, guard, protect, heed, notice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæ͜ɑrn/, [wæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

wearn f

1. reluctance, resistance
2. refusal

Declension

Declension of wearn (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wearn	wearna, wearne
accusative	wearne	wearna, wearne
genitive	wearne	wearna
dative	wearne	wearnum