lorn

English

/lɔːn/, /lɔɹn/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Doomed; lost.
  • (archaic) Abandoned, forlorn, lonely.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lorn inherited from Old English loren inherited from Proto-Germanic *galuzanaz, *leusaną (lose, go) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (sever, untie, set free, separate, loosen, lose, cut, cut apart), *lewH- (sever, untie, set free, separate, loosen, lose, cut, cut apart).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewH-

Gloss

sever, untie, set free, separate, loosen, lose, cut, cut apart

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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