erne
1 synonym for erne, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A large eagle that lives near the sea, especially the white-tailed eagle.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English ern, erne, earn, which developed from Old English earn, meaning "eagle". This in turn goes back to Proto-West Germanic *arnu ("eagle"), from Proto-Germanic *arnuz ("eagle"), from Proto-Germanic *arô ("eagle") (also the source of Arnold), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō ("large bird...
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