erne

or ern

[ urn ]

noun

1. sea eagle.

Erne

¹

/ ɜːn /

noun

1. 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

²

/ ɜːn /

noun

1. another name for the (European) sea eagle

Word 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 erẽlis eagle, Greek órnīs bird

Word History and Origins

Origin of erne¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg