different between erme vs ern

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.

Verb

erme (third-person singular simple present ermes, present participle erming, simple past and past participle ermed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to feel sad.

Anagrams

• -mere, Emer., Mere, REME, meer, mere, reem

Italian

Noun

erme f

1. plural of erma

Anagrams

• mere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ermr

Noun

erme n (definite singular ermet, indefinite plural ermer, definite plural erma or ermene)

1. a sleeve (part of a garment that covers the arm)

Derived terms

• ermeløs
• skjorteerme

References

• “erme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• erm f (this spelling is preferred)

Etymology

From Old Norse ermr

Noun

erme n (definite singular ermet, indefinite plural erme, definite plural erma)

1. a sleeve (as above)

Derived terms

• ermelaus
• skjorteerme

References

• “erme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European.

Noun

erme ?

1. arm

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n/
• (US) enPR: ûrn, IPA^(key): /?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n
• Homophones: earn, erne, urn

Etymology 1

Alteration of erne.

Noun

ern (plural erns)

1. Alternative spelling of erne

Etymology 2

From Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, iernan (“to run, move quickly”), metathetic variant of rinnan (“to run”). More at run.

Alternative forms

• earn (Scotland)

Verb

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

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

Etymology 3

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.

Verb

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

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

Related terms

• erme

Anagrams

• -ner-, -ren, NRE, REN, RNE, ner, ren

Icelandic

Adjective

ern (comparative ernari, superlative ernastur)

1. brisk, active

Declension