EARN
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Earn (&etilde_;rn), n. (Zo&ö;l.) See Ern, n. Sir W. Scott.
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Earn (&etilde_;rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earned (&etilde_;rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Earning.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn&ō;n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. &ö;nn working season, work.] 1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).
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The high repute
Which he through hazard huge must earn.
Milton.
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2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels.
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I earn that [what] I eat.
Shak.
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The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow.
Burke.
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Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side.
Syn. -- See Obtain.
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Earn (&etilde_;rn), v. t. & i. [See 1st Yearn.] To grieve. [Obs.]
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Earn, v. i. [See 4th Yearn.] To long; to yearn. [Obs.]
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And ever as he rode, his heart did earn
To prove his puissance in battle brave.
Spenser.
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Earn, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. √11. See Rennet, and cf. Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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