The verb is derived from Middle English yernen, yern (“to express or feel desire; to desire, long or wish for; to lust after; to ask or demand for”) [and other forms], from Old English ġeornan (“to de...
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Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
The music, yearning like a God in pain, / She scarcely heard: […]