horyen

Middle English

/ˈhɔːrən/

verb

Definitions

To make sinful, dirty, or unclean.
To become sinful, dirty, or unclean.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġehorwian inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurhwōną affix from Middle English hore (muck, whore).

Origin

Middle English

hore

Gloss

muck, whore

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

whore English
*hurhwōną Proto-Germanic
hōre Old English
ġehorwian Old English
hordom Middle English
hore Middle English
horesone Middle English
horlynge Middle English
hory Middle English