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ern

Pronunciation: /ɛ̝ːrn/

“ern” is a Middle English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. eagle (bird of prey)

Etymology

From Old English earn, from Proto-West Germanic *arnu, from Proto-Germanic *arnuz, modification of *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō. The Northern forms arn, aryn might reflect Old Norse ǫrn.

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