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5-letter words (2 found)

NORTH,THORN,

4-letter words (6 found)

HORN,RONT,THON,THRO,TORN,TRON,

3-letter words (12 found)

HON,HOT,NOH,NOR,NOT,NTH,ORT,RHO,ROT,THO,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (6 found)

HO,NO,OH,ON,OR,TO,

You can make 26 words from thorn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of thorn

thorn htorn tohrn othrn hotrn ohtrn thron htron trhon rthon hrton rhton torhn otrhn trohn rtohn orthn rothn hortn ohrtn hrotn rhotn orhtn rohtn thonr htonr tohnr othnr hotnr ohtnr thnor htnor tnhor nthor hntor nhtor tonhr otnhr tnohr ntohr onthr nothr hontr ohntr hnotr nhotr onhtr nohtr thrno htrno trhno rthno hrtno rhtno thnro htnro tnhro nthro hntro nhtro trnho rtnho tnrho ntrho rntho nrtho hrnto rhnto hnrto nhrto rnhto nrhto tornh otrnh tronh rtonh ortnh rotnh tonrh otnrh tnorh ntorh ontrh notrh trnoh rtnoh tnroh ntroh rntoh nrtoh ornth ronth onrth north rnoth nroth hornt ohrnt hront rhont orhnt rohnt honrt ohnrt hnort nhort onhrt nohrt hrnot rhnot hnrot nhrot rnhot nrhot ornht ronht onrht norht rnoht nroht

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Definitions and meaning of thorn

thorn

Etymology

From Middle English thorn, þorn, from Old English þorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /θɔːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /θoɹn/, [θo̞ɹn]
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
  • (without the horse–hoarse merger)
    • (rhotic) IPA(key): /θɔːɹn/
    • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /θɔːn/

Noun

thorn (plural thorns)

  1. (botany) A sharp protective spine of a plant.
  2. Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
  3. (figurative) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
  4. A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).
    • See also Etymology of ye (definite article).

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

thorn (third-person singular simple present thorns, present participle thorning, simple past and past participle thorned)

  1. To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn (sharp pointed object).

Translations

See also

  • eth, edh, eð, ð
  • wynn, wen, ƿ
  • ᚦ

Further reading

  • thorn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Thorns, spines, and prickles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Thorn (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • North, Rt Hon, Rt. Hon., north

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • thorne, thron, thurne, þorn, þorne, þron

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɔrn/, /θoːrn/, /θrɔn/

Noun

thorn (plural thornes)

  1. A thorn (spine on a plant with a sharp point)
  2. Thorn or eth (the letter þ and/or ð)
  3. A plant having thorns, especially the hawthorn or rosebush.
  4. (rare) Thorns pulled from the ground for burning.
  5. (rare) A dish incorporating hawthorn.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: thorn
  • Scots: thorn; torn (Shetland)
  • Yola: thoornes, thorns, thurns

References

  • “thorn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þornu (“thorn, sloe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɔrn/

Noun

thorn m

  1. thorn; thorny bush

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: dōrn
    • German Low German: Däörn, Doorn, Dorn, Durn

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