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Gerns vs Yerns - What's the difference?

gerns | yerns |

As verbs the difference between gerns and yerns

is that gerns is (gern) while yerns is (yern).

gerns

English

Verb

(head)
  • (gern)

  • gern

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To grin.
  • (obsolete) To yawn.
  • * Spenser
  • [He] gaped like a gulf when he did gern .
    (Webster 1913) ----

    yerns

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (yern)

  • yern

    English