thornen

English

Etymology

From Middle English thornen, thernen, 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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