thornen
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English thornen, from Old English þyrnen (“thorny, of thorns”), from Proto-West Germanic *þurnīn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn + -en.
Adjective[edit]
thornen (comparative more thornen, superlative most thornen)
- (dialectal or obsolete) Made of or consisting of thorns.
- 1897, Frederick Hancock, The parish of Selworthy in the county of Somerset, page 233:
- In that district it was a favourite remedy for scald head in a baby to hang cotton wool on a "thornen hedge" by moonlight.
Middle English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English þyrnen, from Proto-West Germanic *þurnīn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn + -en (“made of”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
thornen
- Composed of thorns or thorny plants; made of or consisting of thorns.
Descendants[edit]
- English: thornen (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “thornen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
Etymology 2[edit]
From thorn + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
thornen (rare)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of thornen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: thorn
References[edit]
- “thornen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
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