Ern
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ern¹
- /ɜːn/ UK
- /ɝn/ US
Sounds like earn, erne, urn · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
Alteration of erne.
noun erns
- Alternative spelling of erne.erne
ern²
- /ɜːn/ UK
- /ɝn/ US
Sounds like earn, erne, urn · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
From Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, iernan (“to run, move quickly”), metathetic variant of rinnan (“to run”). More at run.
verb erns · erning · erned · earn
- To run; flow.
- To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
ern³
- /ɜːn/ UK
- /ɝn/ US
Sounds like earn, erne, urn · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
Of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of erme, from Middle English ermen, from Old English yrman, ierman. Compare also Old Scots urn, uren. More at erme.
verb erns · erning · erned
- To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
- To pain; torture.
- (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
Ern⁴
Where it comes from
Shortening.
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Ernest. 'That's a good one, that is!' said Ern.
