A kern was a Gaelic warrior, specifically a light infantryman, in Ireland in the Middle Ages. == Etymology == The word kern is an anglicisation of the Middle Irish word ceithern [ˈkʲeθʲern̪] or ceithrenn meaning a collection of persons, particularly fighting men.
A kern was a Gaelic warrior, specifically a light infantryman, in Ireland in the Middle Ages. == Etymology == The word kern is an anglicisation of the Middle Irish word ceithern [ˈkʲeθʲern̪] or ceithrenn meaning a collection of persons, particularly fighting men.
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