What does gern mean?
Gern means (obsolete) To grin..
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/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ · verb
(obsolete) To grin..
[He] gaped like a gulfe, when he did gerne, / That whether man or monster one could scarse discerne
Use gern when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gern means (obsolete) To grin..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[He] gaped like a gulfe, when he did gerne, / That whether man or monster one could scarse discerne
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