kern

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for kern

kern 🔊 /kɚˈn/

kern : මදය

kern : මැදිය

kern : හරය

kern definition

Noun.

  1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
  2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
  3. An idler; a vagabond.
  4. A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
  5. A churn.
  6. A hand mill. See Quern.

Transitive verb. To form with a kerNoun. See 2d Kern.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To harden, as corn in ripening.
  2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate.