þorn

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) thorn (= þyrnir (g=m))
  • spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch
  • The letter Þ, þ

Etymology

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

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tr̥nós

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