n. [ OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st Barnacle. ] A bernicle goose.
Bernicle goose (Zool.),
Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the Lord, thy King. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Hibernia, Ireland. ] Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. --
n. [ So named after