erning

Verb (1)

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

1. (UK, dialectal) To run; flow.
2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.

Verb (2)

ern (third-person singular simple present erns, present participle erning, simple past and past participle erned)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) To pain; torture.
3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.

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