erne
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From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”), from Proto-Indo-European *or- (“large bird, eagle”). Cognate with Dutch and Low German arend (“eagle”), Danish ørn (“eagle”), Swedish örn (“eagle”), German Aar (“eagle”), Ancient Greek ὄρνεον, ὄρνις (órneon, órnis, “bird”).
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Noun [edit]
erne (plural ernes)
- (chiefly poetic, dialectal, sciences) An eagle.
- The bald earn
- An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
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- (an eagle): sea eagle, white-tailed eagle
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Translations [edit]
Haliaeetus albicilla
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