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▪ I. † cerne, n. Obs. rare. [a. F. cerne circle:—L. circin-us circle, deriv. of circus circle.] A circle; an enceinte.
1393Gower Conf. III. 46 With Cernes bothe square and rounde He traceth ofte upon the grounde, Makend his invocation. c1450Merlin 309 Merlin..made a cerne with a yerde in myddell of the launde. ▪ II. cerne, v. rare.|sən| [a. F. cerne-r to encircle, surround:—L. circināre, f. circin-us: see the n.] trans. To surround, invest.
1857Sir. F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. II. 548 The cavalry occupied the undulating valleys..and they cerned the lofty fortress on all sides. |