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Kern noun m (plural Kerns) A type of medieval Irish soldier *Etymology:* Middle Irish Ceithernn to Middle English Kerne to English Kern *Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for Kern* for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

kern noun A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; often used as a term of contempt. Quotation c.1599: "O, then belike she was old and gentle; and you rode like a of Ireland, your French hose off and in your strait strossers." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc7, Wm. Shakespeare. In hot-metal printing, a is any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. *Etymology:* (As verb). Possibly meaning to pack tightly, as in kernels on an ear of maize. *Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for kern* for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

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