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Meaning of YARE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \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.
    
  2. \Yare\, adv.
    Soon. [Obs.] --Cursor Mundi.
    
 
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