georne

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gernō. Equivalent to ġeorn (“eager”) +‎ -e (“-ly”, adverbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜or.ne/, [ˈje͜orˠ.ne]

Adverb

ġeorne

1. eagerly, keenly, willingly
2. well
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"

     Ġeorne wiste se Ælmihtiga Scyppend, ærðan þe he þa gesceafta gesceope, hwæt toweard wæs.

     The Almighty Father well knew, before he created his creatures, what was to come to pass.

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝeorne, ȝerne, gerne, ȝorne