Yare

Origin

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu ("prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare"), from Proto-Germanic *garwaz ("ready"), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-, *gʰerbʰ- ("to grab, take, rake"). Cognate with Dutch gaar ("done, dressed, ready"), German gar ("ready, complete"), Icelandic görr, gerr ("perfect").

Full definition of yare

Adjective

1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.
2. (UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
• ShakespeareBe yare in thy preparation.
3. Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
4. (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and answering readily to the helm; yar.
• Sir Walter RaleighThe lesser ship will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow.

Anagrams

• ayre, Ayre, year