- (v.t.) To acquire by labor, service or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels.
- (v.i.) To curdle, as milk.
- (v.i.) To long; to yearn.
- (n.) See Ern, n.
- (v.t.&i.) To grieve.
- (v.t.) To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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