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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ern \Ern\, Erne \Erne\, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and to Gr ? bird. ???. Cf {Ornithology}.] (Zo["o]l.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle ({Hali[ae]etus albicilla}). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ern \Ern\, v. i. [Cf. {Erme}.] To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. Note: [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.] [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ern n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {erne}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]
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