Etymology

forlornness

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Today it means: The state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness. Full definition →

Middle English forlorennesse ← Old English forlorenes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforlorenes“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforlorennesse
  3. English todayforlornness

From Middle English forlorennesse, from Old English forlorenes (“state of being forlorn, perdition, destruction”), equivalent to forlorn + -ness.

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