Ern vs. Urn

Ern vs. Urn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ern and Urn

Ernverb

To run; flow.

Urnnoun

A vase with a footed base.

Ernverb

To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.

Urnnoun

A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.

Ernverb

To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.

Urnnoun

A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

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Ernverb

To pain; torture.

Urnnoun

(figurative) Any place of burial; the grave.

Ernverb

(of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.

Urnnoun

A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.

Ernnoun

bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

Urnnoun

(botany) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.

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Urnverb

(transitive) To place in an urn.

Urnnoun

a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet

Urnnoun

a large pot for making coffee or tea