orn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Orang.

Symbol

orn

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Orang Kanaq.

English

Etymology 1

From Old French orner, from Latin ornō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː(ɹ)n/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

orn (third-person singular simple present orns, present participle orning, simple past and past participle orned)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To ornament; to adorn.
   • 1545, George Joye, The exposicion of Daniel the Prophete […] :

     God stered vp prophetes and orned his chirche with great glory.

References

• “orn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Noun

orn (plural orns)

1. Abbreviation of orange.

Adjective

orn (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of orange.

Anagrams

• NOR, NRO, Nor., RON, Ron, nor, nor-, ron

Middle English

Noun

orn

1. alternative form of horn

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈoːrn/

Noun

ōrn n

1. dative plural of ōr

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orn/, [orˠn]
• Rhymes: -orn

Verb

orn

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of irnan