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larn

verb — 2 senses

larn

verb

Etymology A variant of standard English learn, possibly continuing Northern Middle English larn, a variant of lernen (“to learn”). Compare Scots larn. More at learn.

1

Geordie, Northern England, Especially To learn.

2

Appalachia, Geordie, Northern England, Especially To teach.

  • Larn yersel te taalk propa like!
  • A bump of the boot to the seat, Tom thought, would be the way to larn him.1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

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