eterne

[ih-turn]

e·terne

[ih-turn]
adjective Archaic.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin aeternus, contraction of aeviternus, equivalent to aev(um) age + -i- -i- + -ternus, extended form of -ernus suffix of temporal adjectives
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eterne (ɪˈtɜːn)
 
adj
an archaic or poetic word for eternal
 
[C14: from Old French, from Latin aeternus]

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