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Kerne vs Keene - What's the difference?

kerne | keene |

As a noun kerne

is .

As a proper noun keene is

of irish origin.

kerne

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1902, author=William MacLeod Raine, title=A Daughter of Raasay, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Donald no sooner beheld his kinswoman than he dropped on his knee and with the wildest demonstrations of joy kissed the hand of the ragged kerne who supported her. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1870, author=James Godkin, title=The Land-War In Ireland (1870), chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=April 11: The army advances again to Armagh, where it waits for galloglasse and kerne from the Pale. }}

    keene

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * (rfdate) Oph. You are keene''' my lord, you are ' keene - Hamlet, Shakespeare