different between larn vs larf

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old English læran (“to teach”). Compare with German lehren with identical meaning. But probably just a variant of standard English learn.

Verb

larn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)

1. (Northern England, especially Tyneside) To learn.
2. (Northern England, especially Tyneside) To teach.

   Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• lRNA

English

Verb

larf (third-person singular simple present larfs, present participle larfin', simple past and past participle larfed)

1. (chiefly Cockney) Pronunciation spelling of laugh. [19th century to the present]
   • 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, chapter 31

     The neighbours described me as "a sorrowful lookin' delicate creetur', that couldn't larf to save her life" […]

Noun

larf (plural larfs)

1. (chiefly Cockney) Pronunciation spelling of laugh. [20th century to the present]

References

• “larf” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd edition; 1989]

Anagrams

• farl

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?rf/
• Hyphenation: larf
• Rhymes: -?rf

Noun

larf f (plural larven, diminutive larfje n)

1. Alternative form of larve.