from DJ Vox
to TF JADE
date Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM
subject Yearn
Definitions of yearn on the Web:
hanker: desire strongly or persistently ache:
have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
have affection for; feel tenderness for
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from TF JADE
to DJ Vox
date Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:33 PM
subject Re: Yearn
Webster's:
Yearn
Intransitive verb
From Middle English yernen, from Old English giernan; akin to Old High German gerōn "to desire," Latin hortari "to urge, encourage," Greek chairein "to rejoice"
Pre 12th century
To long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
To feel tenderness or compassion
