thorny

Middle English

/ˈθɔrniː/

adj

Definitions

Having many thorns or spines; thorny.
(rare) Covered in thorny plants.
(rare) Having a shape like a thorn.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þorniġ inherited from *þornag affix from Middle English thorn.

Origin

Middle English

thorn

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

thorn English
thornily English
thorniness English
thorny English
Thorn German
þorn Old English
þornig Old English
þorniġ Old English
hawthorn Middle English
thorn Middle English
thornbak Middle English
thornen Middle English
thornetre Middle English
*dornig Old High German
*þornag gmw-pro