a. Obs. rare. [f. KERN sb.1 + -ISH1.] Of, or of the nature of, a kern.
1581. Derricke, Image Irel., II. E iv b. To wounde the harmlesse sorte, it is the Karnishe guise.
1641. Milton, Ch. Govt., I. vii. 44. Ireland that was once the conquest of one single Earle with his privat forces, and the small assistance of a petty Kernish Prince.
