dòrn

See also: dorn and Dorn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (“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

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Scottish Gaelic

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.