yare
PRONUNCIATION:
(yahr or yayr) 
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Easily maneuverable; nimble. 2. Ready; prepared.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old English gearo/gearu (ready). Earliest documented use: 888.
USAGE:
"I do desire to learn, sir; and, I hope, if you have occasion to use me for your own turn, you shall find me yare."
William Shakespeare; Measure For Measure; 1604.
"She was a 'bonnie lass' in the words of her chief engineer; she was faithful, she was yare -- an unlikely compliment for a vessel without sails."
D.C. Riechel; German Departures; iUniverse; 2009.
William Shakespeare; Measure For Measure; 1604.
"She was a 'bonnie lass' in the words of her chief engineer; she was faithful, she was yare -- an unlikely compliment for a vessel without sails."
D.C. Riechel; German Departures; iUniverse; 2009.
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