ern
NounSynonyms:
ernegrey sea eaglegray sea eagleEuropean sea eaglewhite-tailed sea eagleHaliatus albicilla
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and GreenlandSynonyms: ernegrey sea eaglegray sea eagleEuropean sea eaglewhite-tailed sea eagleHaliatus albicillaType of sea eagle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ern, Erne noun
Origin: AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. örn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. … bird. √11. Cf. Ornithology.
Zoology A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla).
Ern intransitive verb
Origin: Cf. Erme.
To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.] obsolete
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54