name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɜːn/
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US: ûrn
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US: /ɝn/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
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homophone: earn
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homophone: erne
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homophone: urn
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of erne.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 3
To run; flow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 4
To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 5
To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 6
To pain; torture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 7
(of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 8
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erne, grey sea eagle, gray sea eagle, European sea eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, Haliatus albicilla
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Broader terms: sea eagle
History
Etymology
Shortening.
Alteration of erne.
From Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, iernan (“to run, move quickly”), metathetic variant of rinnan (“to run”). More at run.
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.