horned

horned · adjective¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hurnijaną“to horn; provide or fit with horns”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hurnidaz“horned”
3. Old English · inherited fromhyrned
4. Middle English · inherited fromhorned
5. English todayhorned

From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”), German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

horned · verb²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.