ern.
To run; flow.
Meaning & usage
To run; flow.
To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, iernan (“to run, move quickly”), metathetic variant of rinnan (“to run”). More at run.
To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
To pain; torture.
(of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
Where this word comes from
Of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of erme, from Middle English ermen, from Old English yrman, ierman. Compare also Old Scots urn, uren. More at erme.
Alternative spelling of erne.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of erne.
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