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[syn: ern, erne, grey sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ern \Ern\, Erne \Erne\, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend,
OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and
to Gr. ? bird. [root]11. Cf. Ornithology.] (Zo["o]l.)
A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle
(Hali[ae]etus albicilla).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ern \Ern\, v. i. [Cf. Erme.]
To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn.
Note: [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of
Shakespeare.] [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ern
n 1: bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white
tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: ern, erne, grey
sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-
tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla]