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Een vs Ern - What's the difference?

een | ern |

As a numeral een

is one.

As an initialism ern is

nakfa, the currency used in eritrea.

een

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(head)
  • (Scotland, Northern England, and, archaic)
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    Etymology 2

    From a contraction of even.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (dialectal, Northern England) even.
    • een seea

    Etymology 3

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic, or, dialectal, Scotland) evening.

    • Anagrams

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    ern

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alteration of (erne)

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ernen, from (etyl) irnan, . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To run; flow.
  • To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.

    • Etymology 3

    Of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of erme, from (etyl) ermen, from (etyl) yrman, ierman. Compare also Old Scots urn, uren. More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
  • To pain; torture.
  • (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
    • Related terms
    * erme

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