erne
A sea eagle, especially the white-tailed eagleA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Meaning
2 sensesA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
орла́нorlán
орла́нorlán
(dialectal, poetic)An eagle.
the bald erne
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Translations
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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 synonyms- 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 wordsSee also
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