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A short, informal form of the male given name Ernest.
"Everyone just called him Ern."
How to Use Ern
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA nickname short for Ernest.
Word Forms
erned past tense, erned past tense, erns singular, erns singular
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Etymology
A shortened form of Ernest; also an old dialect verb related to "run," now essentially obsolete.