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erne

erne

noun

sea eagle.
Erne

Erne

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

American

[urn] / ɜrn /

Or ern

noun

sea eagle.

Erne ¹ British

/ ɜːn /

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)

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erne ² British

/ ɜːn /

noun

another name for the (European) sea eagle

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Etymology

Origin of erne

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 erẽlis eagle, Greek órnīs bird

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ERNE, the name of a river and two lakes in the north-west of Ireland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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