See also: ERN, Ern, and -ern

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Alteration of erne.

NounEdit

ern (plural erns)

  1. Alternative spelling of erne

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, iernan (to run, move quickly), metathetic variant of rinnan (to run). More at run.

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VerbEdit

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

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

Etymology 3Edit

Of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of erme, from Middle English ermen, from Old English yrman, ierman. Compare also Old Scots urn, uren. More at erme.

VerbEdit

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

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
  2. (UK dialectal, Scotland) To pain; torture.
  3. (UK dialectal, Scotland) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
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AdjectiveEdit

ern (comparative ernari, superlative ernastur)

  1. brisk, active

DeclensionEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old English earn, from Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛːrn/, /ɛrn/, /arn/

NounEdit

ern (plural ernes)

  1. eagle (bird of prey)
    Synonym: egle

DescendantsEdit

  • English: erne
  • Scots: earn, ern, erne

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ScotsEdit

NounEdit

ern (plural erns)

  1. Alternative form of airn

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