yare

Etymology

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take, rake”). Cognate with Dutch gaar (“done, dressed, ready”), German gar (“ready, complete”), Icelandic görr, gerr (“perfect”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Adjective

yare (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)

1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.
2. (Britain dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
   • Shakespeare

     Be yare in thy preparation.

3. Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
4. (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and answering readily to the helm; yar.
   • Sir Walter Raleigh

     The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow.

Anagrams

• Arey, Ayer, Ayre, Raye, Reay, aery, ayre, eyra, year

Romanization

yare

1. Rōmaji transcription of やれ

Noun

yare c (plural yares)

1. year