sorn

British  

/ sɔːn /

verb

1. (intr, often foll by on or upon) to obtain food, lodging, etc, from another person by presuming on his generosity

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Etymology

Origin of sorn

C16: from earlier sorren a feudal obligation requiring vassals to offer free hospitality to their lord and his men, from obsolete Irish sorthan free quarters

Example Sentences

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sorn

I had the twa tawpies that sorn upon the honest man ae week under my drilling, I think I wad show them how to sort a lodging!”

From St. Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott

Davas, was a word, too, and ta- was a common prefix; sorn and hulva were both common words.

From Omnilingual by Kelly Freas

If hulva's something like science, "sorn" must mean matter, or substance, or physical object.

From Omnilingual by Kelly Freas

D'ye think my maister can let the like o' you sorn on him, week in, week oot, like a mawk on a sheep's hurdie?

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett