girnian

Old Saxon

verb

Definitions

to desire
to acquire

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*girnijaną

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

beyearn English
yearn English
yearner English
yearnest English
yearneth English
yearnful English
yearnsome English
yearny English
*ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
*girnijaną Proto-Germanic
giernan Old English
yernen Middle English
𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*girnijan gmw-pro
gigirnian Old Saxon

gigirnian