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erne

or ern

[ urn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sea eagle.

Erne

/ ɜː�� /

noun

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)

erne

/ ɜː�� /

noun

another name for the (European) sea eagle

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of erne¹

before 1000; Middle English ern, arn, Old English earn; cognate with Old High German arn ( German Aar ), Middle Low German arn ( e ); akin to Lithuanian ��ẽl�� eagle, Greek ó��ī�� bird

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of erne¹

Old English earn; related to Old Norse ö�� eagle, Old High German aro eagle, Greek ornis bird

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How different it was to be human, with erne’s daemon always there to talk to!

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Then long he rode adown it, and the ernes flew overhead, And tidings great and glorious of that Treasure of old they said.

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Only the whaups, the ernes, and the mountain sheep cry there, even as they did in our hiding times.

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Although they are not larger than a pigeon, they are not afraid to lay siege to an erne or a glaucus gull, and they will often do so as much for amusement as for gain.

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Then long he rode adown it, and the ernes flew overhead, And tidings great and glorious, of that Treasure of old they said.

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