yare

[ yair or especially for 1, 2, yahr ]

/ yɛər or especially for 1, 2, yɑr /

adjective, yar·er, yar·est.

quick; agile; lively.

(of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.

Archaic.

ready; prepared.
nimble; quick.

Nearby words

Also yar (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of yare

before 900; Middle English; Old English gearu, gearo, equivalent to ge- y- + earu ready; cognate with Dutch gaar, German gar done, dressed (as meat)

Related formsyare·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for yare

Hiere or Yare that drowneth the name of Wantsume, so soone as he meeteth withall.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
Yare nere content, Crying nor laughingThe meaning is, of course: You are never content with us, whether we are crying or laughing.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Many thousands of fish were killed in the Yare by the ingress of salt water.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie
That will do, for the present; let us yare a little, now, for a change.
Is Shakespeare Dead?|Mark Twain

He took me for a long walk to break it to me, over the hills towards Yare and across the great gorse commons by Hazelbrow.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for yare

yare

/ (jɛə) /

adjective yarer or yarest

archaic, or dialect ready, brisk, or eager

(of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled

adverb

obsolete readily or eagerly

Derived Formsyarely, adverb

Word Origin for yare

Old English gearu ready; related to Old Saxon, Old High German garo ready, prepared, Old Norse gorr

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Word Origin and History for yare

yare

adj.

"ready, prepared," Old English gearo "ready," related to gearwe "clothing, dress" (see gear (n.)). Cf. Dutch gaar "done, dressed;" Old High German garo "ready, prepared, complete."