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Gerned vs Kerned - What's the difference?

gerned | kerned |

As verbs the difference between gerned and kerned

is that gerned is past tense of gern while kerned is past tense of kern.

As an adjective kerned is

having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

gerned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (gern)

    • gern

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To grin.
  • (obsolete) To yawn.
  • * Spenser
    • [He] gaped like a gulf when he did gern .
    (Webster 1913) ----

    kerned

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

    • Etymology 2

    See (kern) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (kern)