erne

UK: /'ɜːn/ US: (ûrn)

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erne  (ûrn), n. 

1. See sea eagle. 

Also, ern. 

• bef. 1000; Middle English ern, arn, Old English earn; cognate with Old High German arn (German Aar), Middle Low German arn(e); akin to Lithuanian erélis eagle, Greek órnīs bird

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erne, ern / ɜːn/ noun

1. another name for the (European) sea eagle

Etymology: Old English earn; related to Old Norse örn eagle, Old High German aro eagle, Greek ornis bird

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Erne / ɜːn/ noun

1. a river in N central Republic of Ireland, rising in County Cavan and flowing north across the border, through Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne and then west to Donegal Bay. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)