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yare       [yair or, esp. for 1, 2, yahr] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, 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).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE gearu, gearo, equiv. to ge- y- + earu ready; c. D gaar, G gar done, dressed (as meat)]

—Related forms
yarely, adverb
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yare       (yâr)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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yare 
"ready, prepared," O.E. gearo "ready," from P.Gmc. prefix *ga- + *arw-; related to gearwe "clothing, dress" (see gear). Cf. Du. gaar "done, dressed;" O.H.G. garo "ready, prepared, complete."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Yare

Yare\, a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin to OS. garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva quite, G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to make ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb clothing, Gear, n.] Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.] "Be yare in thy preparation." --Shak.

The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow. --Sir W. Raleigh.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Yare

Yare\, adv. Soon. [Obs.] --Cursor Mundi.

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