different between ern vs erw

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh erw.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw (plural erws or erwau)

1. (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.

Anagrams

• Rew, WER, rew, wer

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *arw? (compare Breton erv, Cornish erow), from Proto-Indo-European *h?erh?-wo- (“plowable”) (compare Old Irish arbor, Latin arvum).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw f (plural erwau)

1. acre

   Synonyms: acer, cyfair

2. (obsolete) medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¹?₄ acre

Mutation

References

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “erw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies