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Lake in Ireland
Answer for the clue "Lake in Ireland ", 4 letters:
erne
Alternative clues for the word erne
Word definitions for erne in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Erne may refer to: Ships HMS Erne , various ships of Britain's Royal Navy Erne (ship) , a British (later Canadian) ship that transported Indian labourers People Young Erne (1884–1944), a boxer Philippe Erne (born 1986), Liechtenstein footballer Other Sea ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"sea eagle," from Old English earn "eagle," from Proto-Germanic *aron- , *arnuz "eagle" (cognates: Old High German arn , German Aar , Middle Dutch arent , Old Norse örn , Gothic ara "eagle"), from PIE root *or- "great bird" (cognates: Greek ornis "bird," ...
Usage examples of erne.
Erne, looking so wonderfully handsome and so exquisitely clean, that going to Augusta Court to superintend the emptying of a cesspool became absolutely impossible.
Their lords were at home, furbishing up their arms and armor, whacking grimly away at painted four-by-fours in the backyard or arranging hurried private sessions with John Erne.
Few of their combats lasted longer than three minutes, and the referee—one Sir Roric the Uncouth, who wore a full bearskin and a pair of plaid shorts—laughed and called jokes to a wincing John Erne as he named the victors.