Yarn

Yarn
Recorded as Yarn, Yarne, Yearn, Yearne, Yearnes, Yearns, and possibly others, this is a surname of Olde English pre 7th century origins. It derives from "Arn" a personal name of great antiquity and translates as eagle, a meaning which no doubt contibuted to its early popularity. Arn or Arne, are surnames in their own right as well as being a short form of Arnold or a patronymic as in Arnison. Yarn or Yearn is dialectal and probably originally from the West County, although this is not proven. Arguably this is a pagan name, and certainly it is one of the quite rare survivors of firstly the Norman Coquest of 1066 when it became policitically correct to use French names, and then later when this was followed by the even more devastating period of the Crusades in the 12th century. This was also a time known as the Christian revival, when it became even more persuasive to use Biblical and Greek names. As such the good old English and Saxon names came to be replaced by names of somewhat quasi origin, except in the more remote regions of England. In this case we have an Elizabethan recording in the city of London of one Thomas Yearn at the church of St Mary's Whitechapel, Stepney, on June 30th 1594, and a century later that of Hannah Yearne at St Mary Woolnoth, on June 6th 1703, when she married Edward Harris.

Surnames reference. 2013.

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  • yarn — [yärn] n. [ME < OE gearn, yarn, akin to Ger garn < IE base * g̑her , intestine > L haru spex, soothsayer, lit., intestine seer, Gr chordē] 1. any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving,… …   English World dictionary

  • Yarn — Yarn, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Cord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yarn — bezeichnet eine anglo amerikanische literarische Untergattung, die sich mit Seemannsgarn, urbaner Legende und Kurzgeschichte vergleichen lässt. Auch die teilweise veraltete Redeweise vom Garn spinnen gehört in diese Thematik. Das Yarn ist eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • yarn — (n.) O.E. gearn spun fiber, from P.Gmc. *garnan (Cf. O.N., O.H.G., Ger. garn, M.Du. gaern, Du. garen yarn ), from PIE root *ghere intestine, gut, entrail (Cf. O.N. gorn gut, Skt. hira vein; entrails, L. hernia …   Etymology dictionary

  • yarn — [ jarn ] noun * 1. ) uncount cotton, wool, or other fibers in the form of thick THREAD (=a substance like string): a ball of yarn 2. ) count INFORMAL a long story with a lot of exciting details spin (someone) a yarn to give someone a long… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yarn — [ja:n US ja:rn] n [: Old English; Origin: gearn] 1.) [U] thick thread made of cotton or wool, which is used to ↑knit things 2.) informal a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yarn — yarn·er; yarn; …   English syllables

  • yarn — [n1] fiber for knitting cotton fiber, flaxen thread, fleece, spun wool, thread, twist, wool; concept 473 yarn [n2] story, often long and made up adventure, alibi, anecdote, fable, fabrication, fairy tale, lie, line, narrative, potboiler*, prose,… …   New thesaurus

  • yarn — ► NOUN 1) spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing. 2) informal a long or rambling story. ► VERB informal ▪ tell a yarn. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • yarn — index myth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • yarn — tale, *story, narrative, anecdote …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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