yearne

At whiche tyme, lackyng yearne and other such necessary prouision for the mainteinaunce of his occupation, he came ouer againe into England, here to prouide for the same, and the x. day of Nouember arriued at London.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

Though lamps and "lamp yearne," or wicks, appear in many an early invoice, I cannot think that they were extensively used.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881

China: Without the towne they haue a great place wherein they commonly vse to sell their wares, and there they dwell, and haue greater and better houses then any are within the towne, all made of reedes, onely that in euery house they haue a square place made of stone, wherein they put their wares to keepe them from burning, as some riche men in the towne likewise haue: The Chinars are very subtill and industrious people, and will refuse no labour nor paynes to yearne money, there they make much Aqua vitæ of

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584

-- E.] [Footnote 303: This certainly is _Audierne_, on the southern shore of the peninsula of Britanny, called _Olde-yearne_ in the subsequent letter.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784