erne
Plural: ernes
Noun
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- An eagle.
Verb
- To long; to yearn.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) (whence also Arnold), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird, eagle”).
Cognate with Dutch and Low German arend (“eagle”), Norwegian and Danish ørn (“eagle”), Swedish örn (“eagle”), German Aar (“eagle”), Ancient Greek ὄρνεον (órneon), ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) (whence -ornis and ornitho-), Proto-Slavic *orьlъ (“eagle”).
Synonyms
ern, European sea eagle, gray sea eagle, grey sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla, sea eagle, white-tailed eagle, white-tailed sea eagle
Scrabble Score: 4
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