What is to long; to yearn. [Obs.] And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his puissance in battle brave. Spenser called?
earn — To long; to yearn. [Obs.] And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his puissance in battle brave. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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