erne
erne · ernes
орлан
орлан
A sea eagle, especially the white-tailed eagleA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
UK/ɜːn/US/ɝːn/
Meaning
2 sensesA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
орла́нorlán
орла́нorlán
(dialectal, poetic)An eagle.
the bald erne
More definitions
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
bird of the genus Haliaeetus:
Русский
By meaning 1
bird of the genus Haliaeetus:
Origin
From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-West GermFrom Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-West Germanic *arnu (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arnuz (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) (whence also Arnold), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird, eagle”).
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Forms
plural: ernesSynonyms
8 synonymsan eagle:sea eaglewhite-tailed eagle
Close in meaning
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland:erngrey sea eaglegray sea eagleEuropean sea eaglewhite-tailed sea eagleHaliatus albicilla
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbald erne