v. t.
It yearns me not if men my garments wear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [ Obs. ] “Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. & t. [ See Yearnings. ] To curdle, as milk. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ OE. yernen, &yogh_;ernen, &yogh_;eornen, AS. geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly, willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier greed, OHG. girī greed, ger desirous, gerōn to desire, G. begehren, Icel. girna to desire, gjarn eager, Goth. faíhugaírns covetous, gaírnjan to desire, and perhaps to Gr.
Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep. Gen. xliii. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]
Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. &yogh_;eornful, AS. geornfull. ] Desirous. [ Obs. ] Ormulum. P. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adj.
adv. With yearning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Cf. AS. geirnan, geyrnan, to rum. See 4th Earn. ] The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]