erne UK /ɜːn/US /ɝːn/noun 2verb 1forms 1 noun2 •A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)Ahoi! come kite! Ahoi! come erne from off the fen! — 1866 •(dialect, literary) An eagle. verb1 •(no longer used) To long; to yearn. formsernes