dòrn

See also: dorn and Dorn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu (“thorn”). Cognate with German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

dòrn m (plural dórne, diminutive dôrnle)

1. (Sette Comuni) thorn

   Dar bèg bomme hümmele is gadékhet met dórnen.

   The road to paradise is covered with thorns.

References

• “dòrn” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Noun

dòrn m (genitive singular dùirn, plural dùirn)

1. fist
2. hilt
3. punch (of a fist)

Derived terms

• bann-dùirn
• caol-dùirn
• dòrnan

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dòrn	dhòrn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.