erne

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I was once of the opinion that there was a diversity of kind between the eagle and the erne, till I perceived that our nation used the word erne in most places for the eagle.

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  1. noun Any of several sea eagles, especially Haliaeetus albicilla, of Europe.

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  1. Middle English ern, eagle, from Old English earn; see or- in Indo-European roots.
 

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