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-ern

-ern

See also: ern, ERN, and Ern

Old English

Alternative forms

  • -ærn

Suffix

-ern

  1. adjectival suffix meaning "a place"
    hāliġ ‎(“holy”) + ‎-ern → ‎hāligern ‎(“sanctuary, holy place”)
  2. used adverbially to mean "toward a place"

Etymology

From adjectival use of -ærn ‎(“noun suffix denoting location”), from ærn ‎(“place”).

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