orn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"

English

Etymology 1

From Old French orner, from Latin ornō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː(ɹ)n/

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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

Old English

Verb

orn

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