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ern
CIDE DICTIONARY
ern, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. örn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. bird. Ornithology.].
A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla ). [1913 Webster]
ern, v. i. [Cf. Erme.].
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