or ern
Origin of erne
Middle English ern from Old English earn, akin to Middle Low German arn from Indo-European base an unverified form er-, an unverified form or-, great bird, eagle from source German aar, eagle and Classical Greek ornis, birdor ern
Origin of erne
Middle English ern from Old English earn, akin to Middle Low German arn from Indo-European base an unverified form er-, an unverified form or-, great bird, eagle from source German aar, eagle and Classical Greek ornis, bird
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also ern
noun
Origin of erne
Middle English ern eagle from Old English earn ; see or- in Indo-European roots.
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(plural ernes)
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 (orneon), ὄρνις (órneon, órnis, “bird”).
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