erne

Alternative forms

• earn, ern

Etymology

From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird, eagle”). Cognate with Dutch and Low German arend (“eagle”), Norwegian and Danish ørn (“eagle”), Swedish örn (“eagle”), German Aar (“eagle”), Ancient Greek ὄρνεον (órneon), ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɜːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɝːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
• Homophones: earn, ern, urn

Noun

erne (plural ernes)

1. A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
2. (chiefly poetic, dialectal, sciences) An eagle.

   The bald earn

Anagrams

• NEER, Neer, Rene, ne'er, neer, reen

Verb

erne

1. to sprout, to geminate

   Artoa erne da. — “The maize has sprouted.”