thornen
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)
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.