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worn
English
Etymology
By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /w??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /w??n/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /wo(?)?n/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /wo?n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n
- Homophone: warn (accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
Adjective
worn (comparative more worn, superlative most worn)
- damaged and shabby as a result of much use
Translations
Verb
worn
- past participle of wear
Derived terms
- forworn
- outworn
- worn out
Anagrams
- Norw., rown
Middle English
Verb
worn
- Alternative form of weren
Old English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /worn/, [wor?n]
Noun
worn m
- great many, multitude
- crowd, swarm, band, flock
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “worn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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wornness
English
Etymology
worn +? -ness
Noun
wornness (uncountable)
- The quality of being worn.
- The wornness of the old man's clothes testified to his poverty.
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