[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earn \earn\ ~ern, v. t.  i. see 1st yearn.
   to grieve. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
yearn 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earn \earn\, v. i. see 4th yearn.
   to long; to yearn. obs.
   1913 webster

         and ever as he rode, his heart did earn
         to prove his puissance in battle brave.  --spenser.
   1913 webster
see also:
yearn 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earn \earn\, v. i. as. irnan to run. root11. see rennet,
   and cf. yearnings.
   to curdle, as milk. prov. eng.
   1913 webster
see also:
rennet yearnings 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earn \earn\ ~ern, n. zo"ol.
   see ern, n. --sir w. scott.
   1913 webster
see also:
ern 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earn \earn\ ~ern, v. t. imp.  p. p. earned ~ernd; p.
   pr.  vb. n. earning. as. earnian; akin to ohg. arn=on
   to reap, aran harvest, g. ernte, goth. asans harvest, asneis
   hireling, as. esne; cf. icel. "onn 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.
      1913 webster

            the high repute
            which he through hazard huge must earn. --milton.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            i earn that what i eat.             --shak.
      1913 webster

            the bread i have earned by the hazard of my life or
            the sweat of my brow.                 --burke.
      1913 webster

   earned run baseball, a run which is made without the
      assistance of errors on the opposing side.

   syn: see obtain.
        1913 webster
see also:
earned earning earned run obtain 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

earn
     v 1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
          salary or wages; "how much do you make a month in your
          new job?"; "she earns a lot in her new job"; "this
          merger brought in lots of money"; "he clears $5,000 each
          month" syn: gain, take in, clear, make, realize,
           realise, pull in, bring in
     2: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions syn: garner
see also:
gain take in clear make realize realise 
pull in bring in garner 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

52 moby thesaurus words for "earn":
   acquire, attain, bag, be deserving, be entitled to, be paid,
   be remunerated, be salaried, be seized of, be worthy of, bring in,
   capture, catch, clear, collect, come by, come in for, come into,
   contract, corral, derive, deserve, drag down, draw, draw down,
   draw wages, effect, enter into possession, gain, get,
   get an income, gross, harvest, knock down, make, merit, net,
   obtain, pocket, procure, pull down, rate, realize, reap, receive,
   sack, score, secure, take, warrant, win, work for wages

[8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

earn
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[9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

earn
     
         european academic and research
        network.
     
        1995-11-15
     
     
see also:
european academic and research network 

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