Note: [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.]
[Obs.]
ERNEST
Er"nest, n.
Defn: See Earnest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ERNESTFUL
Er"nest*ful, a. Etym: [See Earnest, a.]
Defn: Serious. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ERODE
E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] Etym:
[L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Defn: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
"The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman.
The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.
ERODED
E*rod"ed, p. p. & a.
1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.
2. (Bot.)