Erl-dom, sb. earldom, PP; erldome, P.

Erly, adv. early, C, C2; erlyche, S2; arly, H; yerly, S3; arely, H; erliche, S2.—­AS. A|*rlice.

Erme, adj. dat. poor, S; see Arm.

Erme, v. to feel sad, grieve, C3, CM.—­AS. earmian; see Ten Brink, Chaucer, 48, 4.  See Arm.

Erming, adj. wretched, S; sb. a wretched being, S; earmynges, pl., S.—­AS. earming.

Ermite, sb. hermit, PP; eremite, PP, S2; heremyte, S2; ermytes, pl., S2, PP; heremites, P; hermites, S.—­AF. ermite (heremite, hermite); Church Lat. eremita (heremita); Gr. [Greek:  eraemitaes] from [Greek:  eraemia], a desert.

Ern, sb. eagle, MD, JD, S; erne, S2; aryn, H; arn, HD; A|rn, MD; ernes, pl., CM; hernez, S2.—­AS. earn, ONorth. arn; from Goth, ara; cp.  OHG. Airo, also arn, pl. erni (Tatian).

Ernde; see Erende.

Ernen, v. to earn, MD; arnen, MD.—­AS. earnian:  OHG. arnA cubedn, to reap a harvest (Otfrid), from arno, harvest:  Goth. asans.

Ernen, v. to run, S; see Rennen.

Ernes, sb. a pledge, earnest, MD, W; ernest, S2; ernesse, dat., S.—­OF. ernes, prob. for *_erles_; so in F. guigne the n is for an older l; see Brachet.  Cf. Arles.

Ernes.  A derivation of this word from the French has not been proved.—­OF. ernes does not exist. [Addition]

Ernest, sb. eagerness, seriousness, earnest, C, MD; eornest, MD.—­AS. eornest, earnestness:  OHG. ernust, sorrow (Tatian).

Ernestful, adj. earnest, MD, C2.

Ernestly, adv. eagerly, quickly, S2, MD.

Ernung, sb. earning, desert, MD; earn-*ynge, S. See Ernen.

Erraunt, adj. vagabond, arrant, PP, MD.—­OF. errant, wandering, vagabond (Cotg.).  See Erren.

Erre, sb. a scar, wound, Voc. (680. 1); arre, NEI; ar, HD; arr, JD; erres, pl., H, NED. Cp.  Dan. ar, Icel. Ar, Arr.

Erren, v. to wander, W, MD; erriden, pt. pl., W.—­OF. errer; Lat. errare.  Cf. Eorre.

Ert, 2 pr. s. art, S, S2, H, PP; ertou, art thou, S2.—­AS. eart.

Erthe, v. to dwell, S; see Erden.

Erthe, sb. earth, S, C2, C; eorA deg.e, S; yerthe, S3; vrA3/4e, S2; erd, S3. Comb:  anerA3/4e, on earth, S2.—­AS. eorA deg.e; OS. erA deg.a; cp.  OHG. erda (Otfrid).