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

The production was entirely filmed at a number of "fantastic" locations in Scotland, including Sorn Castle in East Ayrshire, the village of Garvald and throughout parts of Stirlingshire and Paisley.

From BBC

Actor Mark Bonnar who stars as Reverend Humbleby in the series, told the Radio Times: "One key location was Sorn Castle, which is a 19th Century castle. It is an amazing place... I loved wandering into rooms we were not supposed to wander into."

From BBC

Tossup: Riley Sorn, Samuel Ariyibi and Dominiq Penn. Synopsis: Sorn, a redshirt junior who took part in Senior Night celebrations, has played sporadically the past two seasons and doesn’t appear to have a viable role other than a backup center if he returns.

From Seattle Times

Junior center Riley Sorn, who hasn’t tallied more than 9 minutes in his last six appearances, finished with two points in five minutes.

From Seattle Times

And Terrell Brown Jr. dropped dimes through traffic to big men Nate Roberts and Riley Sorn who flushed an assortment of dunks.

From Seattle Times