gern
English edit
Etymology edit
See grin.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gern (third-person singular simple present gerns, present participle gerning, simple past and past participle gerned)
- (obsolete) To grin.
- (obsolete) To yawn.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 13:
- [He] gaped like a gulfe, when he did gerne, / That whether man or monster one could scarse discerne
References edit
- “gern”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- gerne (both forms are roughly equally frequent)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly, gladly”), an adverbial form of *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Akin to German Low German geren (Paderbornisch), Dutch gaarne, English yern, Swedish gärna, Danish gerne.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
gern (comparative lieber, superlative am liebsten)
- willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like, enjoy, etc.
- Markus fährt gern Fahrrad.
- Markus enjoys biking.
- (only with mögen) much; a lot
- Dieses Lied mag ich gern.
- I like this song a lot.
- (chiefly informal) easily; often
- Mir wird gern mal schlecht im Auto.
- I easily feel sick in the car.
- Used to indicate a preference.
- Ich schlafe gern in meinem eigenen Bett.
- I prefer sleeping in my own bed.
Usage notes edit
- It's common to use gern(e), often with mögen in the subjunctive, to make requests more polite, regardless of frequency or enjoyment:
- Ich möchte dieses Kleid gerne anprobieren. ― I'd like to try on this dress please.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Central Franconian gään, from Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, from Proto-Germanic *gernô.[1]
Cognate with German gern and Luxembourgish gär.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
gern
Usage notes edit
- When used with verbs, gern can have the same function of like in English, in the sense of "enjoying doing something": Ich schlofe gern ― I like sleeping.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “gern”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 66
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gern, from Proto-Germanic *gernaz, whence also Old English ġeorn.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gern
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gern, from Proto-Germanic *gernaz, whence Old English ġeorn.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gern (comparative gernoro, superlative gernost)
Declension edit
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gern | gerne | gern | gerne | gern | gernu |
accusative | gernana | gerne | gern | gerne | gerna | gernu |
genitive | gernes | gernarō | gernes | gernarō | gernaro | gernarō |
dative | gernumu | gernum | gernumu | gernum | gernaro | gernum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gerno | gernu | gerna | gernu | gerna | gernu |
accusative | gernun | gernun | gerna | gernun | gernun | gernun |
genitive | gernun | gernonō | gernun | gernonō | gernun | gernonō |
dative | gernun | gernum | gernun | gernum | gernun | gernum |
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gernoro | gernoru | gernora | gernoru | gernora | gernoru |
accusative | gernorun | gernorun | gernora | gernorun | gernorun | gernorun |
genitive | gernorun | gernoronō | gernorun | gernoronō | gernorun | gernoronō |
dative | gernorun | gernorum | gernorun | gernorum | gernorun | gernorum |
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gernost | gernoste | gernost | gernoste | gernost | gernostu |
accusative | gernostana | gernoste | gernost | gernoste | gernosta | gernostu |
genitive | gernostes | gernostarō | gernostes | gernostarō | gernostaro | gernostarō |
dative | gernostumu | gernostum | gernostumu | gernostum | gernostaro | gernostum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gernosto | gernostu | gernosta | gernostu | gernosta | gernostu |
accusative | gernostun | gernostun | gernosta | gernostun | gernostun | gernostun |
genitive | gernostun | gernostonō | gernostun | gernostonō | gernostun | gernostonō |
dative | gernostun | gernostum | gernostun | gernostum | gernostun | gernostum |
Adverb edit
gern