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   { Ern, Erne } , n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. örn, Goth. ara, and to Gr.  bird. √11. Cf. Ornithology.] (Zoöl.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla).
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   Ern , v. i. [Cf. Erme.] To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.] [Obs.]
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