Yearn /(yẽrn)/

imp. & p. p. Yearned; p. pr. & vb. n. Yearning

1. To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.]

   It yearns me not if men my garments wear.

1. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [Obs.]

1. To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]

1. To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.

   Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep.

   Your mother's heart yearns towards you.