yearnful

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yearnful

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From Middle English yernful, ȝeornful, from Old English ġearnfull, ġeornful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), equivalent to yearn + -ful.

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Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing. So now lend me thy yearnful tunes to utter my sorrow.
Similar: earnful

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@misc{yearnful_2026,
  title = {yearnful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yearnful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}