Earn \Earn\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Ern, n. --Sir W. Scott.

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Earn \Earn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earned; p. pr. & vb. n. Earning.]

[AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn?n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]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).

The high repute Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton.

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.

I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak.

The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. --Burke.

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 \Earn\, v. t. & i. [See 1st Yearn.]

To grieve. [Obs.]

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Earn \Earn\, v. i. [See 4th Yearn.]

To long; to yearn. [Obs.]

And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his puissance in battle brave. --Spenser.

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Earn \Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See Rennet, and cf. Yearnings.]

To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)