ern
IPA: ˈɝn
noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
- Alternative spelling of erne [A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)]
verb
- (UK dialectal) To run; flow.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) To pain; torture.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
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Examples of "ern" in Sentences
- Anonsters says: ern: The legal questions are not difficult.
- "I reckon it'll be a stuffed fox your chil'ern 'll hunt, Mr. Steeve; more straw in 'em than bow'ls."
- To build bridges between Western and East ern ways of thinking, it is necessary that we define culture in new ways.
- Parker-Pope of The Times — are easily grown in a northeast - ern garden, including beets, chard, pumpkins and blueberries.
- The J-20 was until recently so secret that it did not have an official name and was known as the J-XX among West ern defense and intelligence officials and experts.
- Foreign companies have been considering exit strategies, scaling back or not investing in the south ern African country renowned for its mineral riches, fertile farmland and educated workforce.
- This isn't something he's looking forward to, not because he dislikes schoolhe is in fact an eager studentbut because he doesn't get along with his stepfather, a South? ern Pacific supervisor named Rudy Hollister.
- IMO you are also describing the transition of the West (ern civilization) from an expanding culture of risk-takers, explorers and innovators to a place where sheep graze (safely – until the formerly subdued predators revive).
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