lorn
[ lawrn ]
/ lɔrn /
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adjective
forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.
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Origin of lorn
1250–1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds)
OTHER WORDS FROM lorn
lornness, nounWords nearby lorn
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British Dictionary definitions for lorn
lorn
/ (lɔːn) /
adjective
poetic forsaken or wretched
Derived forms of lorn
lornness, nounWord Origin for lorn
Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose
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