present participle of ern

plural of erne

(obsolete) To long; to yearn.

A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) / (chiefly poetic, dialectal, sciences) An eagle.

(intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn. / (UK dialectal, Scotland) To pain; torture. / (UK dialectal, Scotland) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.

(UK dialectal) To run; flow. / (UK dialectal, Scotland) To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.

Alternative spelling of erne

(nonstandard outside fossilized words) Added to the names of directions to form adjectives.

plural of ern

A river in Ireland and Northern Ireland, starting in County Cavan, entering County Fermanagh, and passing through Upper and Lower Lough Erne on its way to the sea in County Donegal.