Torn

See also: torn, tørn, and Törn

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz. Cognate with German Dorn, Dutch doorn, English thorn, Icelandic þyrnir.

Noun

Torn m (Uri)

1. thorn
2. (figuratively) door hinge

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 53.