lorn

[ lawrn ]

/ lɔrn /

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adjective

forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.

Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.

Origin of lorn

1250–1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds)

OTHER WORDS FROM lorn

lornness, noun

Words nearby lorn

lorikeet, lorimer, Lorin, Loring, loris, lorn, Lorna, Lorne, Lorrain, Lorraine, Lorraine cross

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Example sentences from the Web for lorn

Lorn held the loch in his boats, and ambushed a party on the ridge commanding the pass.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Thus in 1717, special mention is made of a fatal bloody flux in Lorn, Argyllshire.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
Knowing he was unfriendly to his near neighbors, the Lords of Lorn, the king trusted he should find in him a powerful ally.
The Days of Bruce Vol 1|Grace Aguilar
Sometimes in the spring of the year the winds from Lorn have it their own way with the Highlands.
The Lost Pibroch|Neil Munro

The issue could not be doubtful, though Lord Lorn made every exertion in his behalf.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for lorn

lorn

/ (lɔːn) /

adjective

poetic forsaken or wretched

Derived forms of lorn

lornness, noun

Word Origin for lorn

Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose

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单词	lorn
释义	lorn [ lawrn ] / lɔrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lorn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn. Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone. Origin of lorn 1250–1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds) OTHER WORDS FROM lorn lornness, noun Words nearby lorn lorikeet, lorimer, Lorin, Loring, loris, lorn, Lorna, Lorne, Lorrain, Lorraine, Lorraine cross Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lorn Lorn held the loch in his boats, and ambushed a party on the ridge commanding the pass. King Robert the Bruce\|A. F. Murison Thus in 1717, special mention is made of a fatal bloody flux in Lorn, Argyllshire. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton Knowing he was unfriendly to his near neighbors, the Lords of Lorn, the king trusted he should find in him a powerful ally. The Days of Bruce Vol 1\|Grace Aguilar Sometimes in the spring of the year the winds from Lorn have it their own way with the Highlands. The Lost Pibroch\|Neil Munro The issue could not be doubtful, though Lord Lorn made every exertion in his behalf. Letters of Samuel Rutherford\|Samuel Rutherford British Dictionary definitions for lorn lorn / (lɔːn) / adjective poetic forsaken or wretched Derived forms of lorn lornness, noun Word Origin for lorn Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lorn abandoned, alone, apart, comfortless, companionless, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast
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lorn

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lorn

adjective

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