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lorn
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lɔrn
/
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adjective
1.
forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
2.
Archaic
.
lost, ruined, or undone.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
Old English
loren,
past participle of
-lēosan
to
lose
(recorded in compounds)
Related forms
lorn·ness,
noun
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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lorn
(lɔːn)
—
adj
poetic
forsaken or wretched
[Old English
loren,
past participle of
-lēosan
to lose]
'lornness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
lorn
"lost, ruined" (archaic), c.1300, from O.E. loren, pp. of leosan "to lose" (see
lose
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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