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Definition kern
Etymology 1
From Middle English curn, cooren, variant forms of Middle English corn, see English corn and also Dutch kern, Old High German kerno, cherno, Middle High German kerne, kern, German Kern (�core, kernel�), Old Norse kjarni, Icelandic kjarni, Danish kjerne, Swedish k�rna (�core, kernel�); see also kernel.
Noun
kern (countable and uncountable, plural kerns)
- (obsolete or dialectal) A corn; grain; kernel.
- (obsolete or dialectal) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
- (obsolete or dialectal) The harvest home.
Etymology 2
From Middle English kerne, from Middle Irish ceithern.
Noun
kern (plural kerns)
- (archaic or historical) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
- (obsolete) A boor; a low person.
- (obsolete, Britain, law) An idler; a vagabond.
Etymology 4
Noun
kern (plural kerns)
- Alternative form of quern
Etymology 5
Noun
kern (plural kerns)
- A churn.
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