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yar

  [yahr, yair]
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–adjective
yare (defs. 1, 2).

yare

  [yair or, especially for 1, 2, yahr]
–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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Word Origin & History

yar 
growling sound, imitative, attested from c.1300.

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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