plural of kern

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kern

Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

simple past tense and past participle of kern

(obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel. / (obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. / (obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.

(hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.

(typography, chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.

(archaic or historical) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. / (obsolete or Ireland) A boor; a low person.

Alternative form of quern

A churn.