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 Scott, Walter, Sir

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

From Omnilingual by Freas, Kelly

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

From Omnilingual by Freas, Kelly

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 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)