kerne

English

Noun

kerne (plural kernes)

1. Alternative spelling of kern.
   • 1902, William MacLeod Raine, A Daughter of Raasay^[1]:

     Donald no sooner beheld his kinswoman than he dropped on his knee and with the wildest demonstrations of joy kissed the hand of the ragged kerne who supported her.

   • 1870, James Godkin, The Land-War In Ireland (1870)^[2]:

     April 11: The army advances again to Armagh, where it waits for galloglasse and kerne from the Pale.