ERN

ern, erne, grey sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla

(noun) bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Ern

A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.

Anagrams

• -ner-, -ren, NRE, REN, RNE, ner, ren

Etymology 1

Noun

ern (plural erns)

Alternative spelling of erne

Etymology 2

Verb

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

(UK dialectal) To run; flow.

(UK dialectal, Scotland) To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.

Etymology 3

Verb

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

(intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.

(UK dialectal, Scotland) To pain; torture.

(UK dialectal, Scotland) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.

Anagrams

• -ner-, -ren, NRE, REN, RNE, ner, ren

Source: Wiktionary


Ern, Erne, n. Etym: [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ƶrn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. Ornithology.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (HaliƦetus albicilla).

Ern, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Erme.]

Definition: To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn.

Note: [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.] [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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