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Erne vs Derne - What's the difference?

erne | derne |

As a proper noun erne

is .

As a verb derne is

(scotland) to hide; to skulk.

erne

English

(wikipedia erne)

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, poetic, dialectal, scientific) An eagle.
  • The bald earn
  • An eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla ).
  • Synonyms

    * (an eagle) sea eagle, white-tailed eagle

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    derne

    English

    Verb

  • (Scotland) To hide; to skulk.
  • * Hugh Miller
  • He at length escaped them by derning himself in a fox-earth.
    (Webster 1913)