Obs. rare. [a. F. cerne circle:—L. circin-us circle, deriv. of circus circle.] A circle; an enceinte.
1393. Gower, Conf., III. 46. With Cernes bothe square and rounde He traceth ofte upon the grounde, Makend his invocation.
c. 1450. Merlin, 309. Merlin … made a cerne with a yerde in myddell of the launde.
