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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)
1250–1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds)
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lorn·ness, noun
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Lorn
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| 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. |
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Word Origin & History
lorn
"lost, ruined" (archaic), c.1300, from O.E. loren, pp. of leosan "to lose" (see lose).
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