Ern, Erne (?), n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. orn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. bird. . Cf. Ornithology.] Zool.

A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).

 

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Ern (?), v. i. [Cf. Erme.]

To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.]

[Obs.]

 

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