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kern(1) (iou)



kern noun1. Also kerne. Pl. -s, same. LME.
[Irish ceithearn from Old Irish ceithern band of foot-soldiers. Cf. earlier CATERAN.]
Hist. A light-armed Irish foot-soldier. Formerly also a band of kerns. LME.
A rustic, a peasant. arch. L15.