Definitions for Erne

Erne erne

Spelling: [urn]
IPA: /ɜrn/

Erne is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in Erne (eenr).

Definitions for Erne

noun

  1. sea eagle.

Origin of Erne

before 1000; Middle English ern, arn, Old English earn; cognate with Old High German arn (German Aar), Middle Low German arn(e); akin to Lithuanian erẽlis eagle, Greek órnīs bird

Examples for Erne

Ballyshannon and Bundoran, in the extreme south, are centres for the erne and other waters outside the county.

No doubt a corruption of erne, a name which is still given to the sea eagle (Aquila albicilla).

erne (ėrn), the name often given to all the eagles of the genus Haliatus, but more specifically to the white-tailed sea-eagle.

The county is situated mostly in the basin of the erne, which divides the county into two nearly equal sections.

The river erne, after a long and rapid course falls into the Tay below Perth.

And how could I tell that the erne would give thee up unstolen?

So the erne laughed and said: “Shall we have a word with War-brand then?”

The famous "salmon-leap" at Ballyshannon, on the erne, was formerly very productive.

The golden or black eagle is a size smaller than the erne or white-tailed eagle, which latter is also sometimes seen in Gairloch.

But the erne cried out: “Bring in now the sitter, who shall fill the empty throne!”

Word Value for Erne
Scrable

4

Words with friends

5

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