wearn

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑrn/, [wæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun[edit]

wearn f

  1. reluctance, resistance
  2. refusal

Declension[edit]