orn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"
English
Etymology 1
From Old French orner, from Latin ornō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔː(ɹ)n/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
orn (third-person singular simple present orns, present participle orning, simple past and past participle orned)
- (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)
- Abbreviation of orange.
Adjective
orn (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of orange.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
orn
- alternative form of horn
Old English
Verb
orn
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of irnan