"fern" meaning in Middle English

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          "word": "vern"
        },
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          "word": "fearn"
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          "word": "farn"
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          "word": "varn"
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      "ipa": "/fɛːrn/"
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  "word": "fern"
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      "text": "Scots: farne, fairn"
    },
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    },
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    },
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