erne

Meanings

Noun

• A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
• An eagle.

Verb

• To long; to yearn.

Related

Similar words

• sea eagle, white-tailed eagle

Origin

• From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn ("eagle"), from Proto-Germanic *arô ("eagle"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō ("large bird, eagle"). Cognate with Dutch and Low German arend, Norwegian and Danish ørn ("eagle"), Swedish örn ("eagle"), German Aar ("eagle"), Ancient Greek ὄρνεον, ὄρνις.