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· Middle English
terne
2 English words descend from Middle English
terne
, most common first.
tern
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
tarn
A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.