ear (1), erien, eren

t. [A._S. erian, erigan; cogn. with M. H. Ger. eren, ern; Icel. erja; "Gomez, stand you out of ear -shot."-Dryden: Spanish Fr. araim; Lat. aro; Gr. aroō.] To plow, to till, to cultivate. Friar , ii. 3. *ear-shrift, s. Auricular confe ion. "The Papists' lenten preparation of forty days ear. shrift."-Cartwright: Admonition. IMG:content-0699.png:[blocks in formation] Surg.: An instrument for distending the exterior canal of the ear, in removing indurated wax, or other explorations and operations; an otoscope. *ear-sports, s. pl . Entertainments of song or music. ( Holland : Plutarch .)