The story
Dates back at least to Old English on eornost, of the same meaning of the adverbial sense below.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
in earnest
Today it means: Sincere; determined; truthful. Full definition →
Today it means: Sincere; determined; truthful. Full definition →
Dates back at least to Old English on eornost, of the same meaning of the adverbial sense below.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.