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English word origin

Etymology of yare

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”). Cognate with Dutch gaar (“don

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Source etymology 1

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adv

Yarely.

adj

Ready; prepared. · Ready, alert, prepared, prompt. · Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble. · Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”). Cognate with Dutch gaar (“done, well-cooked”), German gar (“done, well-cooked; wholly, at all”), Icelandic görr, ger (“perfect”).

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  • Inherited-form mentionyareenm
  • Inherited-form mentionġearuang
  • Inherited-form mention*garugmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*garwazgem-pro
  • Cognate mentiongaarnl
  • Cognate mentiongarde
  • Cognate mentiongörris
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