erne

See also: Erné, -erne, érne, and érné

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɜːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɝːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
• Homophones: earn, ern, urn

Etymology 1

From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird, eagle”). Cognate with Dutch and Low German arend (“eagle”), Norwegian and Danish ørn (“eagle”), Swedish örn (“eagle”), German Aar (“eagle”), Ancient Greek ὄρνεον (órneon), ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Alternative forms

• earn, ern

Noun

erne (plural ernes)

1. A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
2. (chiefly poetic, dialectal, sciences) An eagle.

   the bald earn

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• bald erne

Translations

Haliaeetus albicilla — see white-tailed eagle

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• earn

Verb

erne

1. (obsolete) To long; to yearn.

Anagrams

• NEER, Neer, Rene, ne'er, neer, reen

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Basque

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /er.ne/

Verb

erne (present participle ernetzen, future participle erneko, infinitive erne, verbal noun ernetze)

1. to sprout, to germinate

   Artoa erne da. ― The maize has sprouted.

Further reading

• “erne” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “erne” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus