larn

British  

/ lɑːn /

verb

1. facetious to learn

2. (tr) to teach (someone) a lesson

   that'll larn you!

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Etymology

Origin of larn

C18: from a dialect form of _learn

Example Sentences

Fast as you larn thangs, you’ll be a-workin’ both sides of the aisle in no time.’

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Yung man, larn tew listen!—i don’t mean at a key-hole.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

I could not help taking this way to larn her a little manners.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

When I was young, like you, I had no one to teach me manners—except the world; and it did larn me some.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

You are teaching me manners, whether I’m willing to larn ’em or not.”

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.