thornen
English
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Made of or consisting of thorns.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thornen inherited from Old English þyrnen (of thorns, thorny) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (of thorns) suffix from English thorn.
Origin
English
thorn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blackthorn English
- boxthorn English
- buckthorn English
- camelthorn English
- firethorn English
- hookthorn English
- knobthorn English
- maythorn English
- sandthorn English
- thorn English
- thorn tree English
- thornback English
- thornbill English
- thornbird English
- thornery English
- thornfish English
- thornhead English
- thornhog English
- thornless English
- thornlike English
- thornproof English
- thorntail English
- thornveld English
- thorny English
- whitethorn English
- *þurnīnaz Proto-Germanic
- þyrnen Old English
- thorn Middle English
- thornen Middle English
- þornen Middle English