larn

L1A1R1N1

verb

To learn.

“Larn yersel te taalk propa like!”

Similar
learnacquire
OriginNorthern Middle English larn →
UncommonScrabble 4
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verblarn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin or larning, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)

present singular third person larns · participle present larnin · participle present larning · participle past larned · past larned · participle past larnt · past larnt

  1. GeordieNorthern EnglandespeciallyTo learn.
  2. AppalachiaGeordieNorthern Englandespeciallynear archaicTo teach.

    Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

    1 more example

    A bump of the boot to the seat, Tom thought, would be the way to larn him.

    1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgain knowledge or skills

Similar
learnacquire
Broader
acquirewingain
Also see
acquirelearn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Northern Middle Englishlarn
  2. Englishlarn

A variant of standard English learn, possibly continuing Northern Middle English larn, a variant of lernen (“to learn”). Compare Scots larn. More at learn.

More words from Northern Middle English

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lRNA
Cite this entry
APA

larn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larn

MLA

“larn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “larn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larn.

Source: larn on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.