E-tĕrn' or E-tĕrn'e', a.

a. [O. Fr. eterne, It. eterno, Lat. æternus, for æviternus, from ævum, uninterrupted time, eternity, and the temporal ending ternus.] Eternal. [Obs. or poet.] Shak.

The whole temporal show related royally, And built up to eterne significance Through the open arms of God. E. B. Browning.