larn
English
Etymology
Possibly influenced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English læran (“to teach”). Compare with German lehren with identical meaning. But probably just a corruption of standard English learn.
Verb
larn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)
- (Northern England, especially Geordie) To learn.
- (Northern England, especially Geordie) To teach.
- Larn yersel te taalk propa like!
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]