þorn

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • thorn; thorny bush
  • the runic character ( or )
  • the letter Þ, þ ( or )

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (thorn, sloe) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tr̥nós

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