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Yare \Yare\, adv.
Soon. [Obs.]
--Cursor Mundi.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
yare \yare\ (y[^a]r), a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin
to OS. garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva
quite, G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to
make ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb clothing, Gear, n.]
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.]
"Be
yare in thy preparation." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and
is yare; whereas the greater is slow. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Yare \Yare\, a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin to OS.
garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva quite,
G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to make
ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb clothing, Gear, n.]
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.]
``Be
yare in thy preparation.'' --Shak.
The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and
is yare; whereas the greater is slow. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Yare \Yare\, adv.
Soon. [Obs.]
--Cursor Mundi.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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