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Webster 1913 Edition

Lorn

Lorn

(lôrn)
,
Adj.
[Strong p. p. of
Lose
. See
Lose
,
Forlorn
.]
1.
Lost; undone; ruined.
[Archaic]
If thou readest, thou art
lorn
.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft;
as, a lone,
lorn
woman
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lorn

LORN

,
Adj.
[See Forlorn.] Lost; forsaken; lonely.

Definition 2024

lorn

lorn

English

Adjective

lorn ‎(comparative more lorn, superlative most lorn)

  1. (obsolete) lost, doomed
  2. (archaic) abandoned, lonely, forlorn
    • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, XIX
      The mighty river flowing dark and deep, (...)
      Is named the River of the Suicides;
      For night by night some lorn wretch overweary,(...)
      Within its cold secure oblivion hides.
    • 1963: He never found his beloved machine gun. Lorn and drained-nervous, he was fired next day. — Thomas Pynchon, V.

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Etymology

Past participle of lese.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɔːn/

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