excern en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)n/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excernō.
Meanings
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(archaic) excrete; give off
That which is dead, or corrupted; or excerned, hath antipathy with the same thing when it is alive and sound, and with those parts which do excern.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:An unguent or pap prepared, with an open vessel to excern it into.
1691, John Ray, The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| excerns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| excerned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| excerned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| excerning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |