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erne
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ern \Ern\, Erne \Erne\, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. ? bird. [root]11. Cf. Ornithology .] (Zo["o]l.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle ( Hali[ae]etus albicilla ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chiefly poetic dialectal scientific English) An eagle. 2 An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'').
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.