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

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)

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

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