yearning

From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”).

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yearn

1. To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
2. To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
3. Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
4. To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone.
5. (obsolete) To be distressed or pained; to grieve; to mourn.
6. Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
7. To have a strong desire or longing (for something or to do something).
8. (obsolete) To cause (someone) to have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc.; also, to grieve or pain (someone).

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