Participles
| Present | ġeornende |
| Past | (ġe)ġeorned |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeorne |
| 2nd sing. | ġeornest; ġeornst |
| 3rd sing. | ġeorneþ; ġeornþ |
| 1st plur. | ġeornaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġeornaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġeornaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeornde |
| 2nd sing. | ġeorndest |
| 3rd sing. | ġeornde |
| 1st plur. | ġeorndon |
| 2nd plur. | ġeorndon |
| 3rd plur. | ġeorndon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġeorne |
| 2nd sing. | ġeorne |
| 3rd sing. | ġeorne |
| 1st plur. | ġeornen |
| 2nd plur. | ġeornen |
| 3rd plur. | ġeornen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġeornde |
| 2nd sing. | ġeornde |
| 3rd sing. | ġeornde |
| 1st plur. | ġeornden |
| 2nd plur. | ġeornden |
| 3rd plur. | ġeornden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġeorn |
| Plural | ġeornaþ |
Verbs similar to 'geornan'
beornan,
geirnan,
georran,
weornan,
beirnan,
beorcan,
beorgan,
ceorfan,
ceorian,
ceorran,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *girnijan (“to be eager for, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną (“to desire, want”), from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”)) + *-janą (suffix forming factitive verbs from adjectives). See: Proto-Germanic '
*girnijaną'.
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