yare


yare

Y0008300 (yâr, yär)adj.1. Agile; lively.2. Nautical Responding easily; maneuverable. Used of a vessel.3. Archaic Ready; prepared.
[Middle English, from Old English gearo, ready.]
yare′ly adv.

yare

(jɛə) adj, yarer or yarest1. archaic or dialect ready, brisk, or eager2. (Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handledadvobsolete readily or eagerly[Old English gearu ready; related to Old Saxon, Old High German garo ready, prepared, Old Norse gorr] ˈyarely adv

yare

(yɛər or, esp. for 1,2, yɑr)

adj. yar•er, yar•est. 1. quick; agile; lively. 2. (of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered. 3. Archaic. a. ready; prepared. b. nimble; quick. Also, yar (for defs. 1,2). [before 900; Middle English; Old English gearu, gearo=ge- y- + earu ready; c. Old Saxon, Old High German garo ready] yare′ly, adv.