erne

See also: Erné and -erne

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• earn, ern

Etymology

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 ‎(órneon), ὄρνις ‎(órnis, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɜːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɝːn/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
• Homophones: earn, ern, urn

Noun

erne ‎(plural ernes)

1. (chiefly poetic, dialectal, sciences) An eagle.

   The bald earn

2. An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).

Synonyms

• (an eagle): sea eagle, white-tailed eagle

Derived terms

• bald erne

Translations

Haliaeetus albicilla — see white-tailed eagle

Anagrams

• ne'er, NEER, reen

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Basque

Verb

erne

1. to sprout, to geminate

   Artoa erne da. — “The maize has sprouted.”

Conjugation

  erne ― Non-finite forms

perfect stem	erne
imperfect stem	ernetzen
future stem	erneko
short stem	erne
verbal noun	ernetze