thornen

English

Etymology

From Middle English thornen, from Old English þyrnen (“thorny, of thorns”), from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn +‎ -en.

Adjective

thornen (comparative more thornen, superlative most thornen)

1. (obsolete) Made of or consisting of thorns.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English þyrnen, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn +‎ -en (“adjectival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• thornnen, þornen, þeornen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔrnən/

Adjective

thornen

2. Composed of thorns or thorny plants; made of or consisting of thorns.

Descendants

• English: thornen (obsolete)

References

• “thornen (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

Etymology 2

From thorn +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• thorne, þornen, thorny

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔrnən/

Verb

thornen (rare)

2. To thorn; to poke as with thorns.
3. To have or grow thorns.

Conjugation

Conjugation of thornen (weak)

infinitive	(to) thornen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	thorne	thornede
2nd person singular	thornest	thornedest
3rd person singular	thorneþ, thorneth	thornede
plural	thornen	thorneden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	thorne	thornede
plural	thornen	thorneden
imperative	present
singular	thorne
plural	thorneþ, thorneth
participle	present	past
	thornende, thorninge	thorned, ythorned

Descendants

• English: thorn

References

• “thornen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.