Etymology

hornen

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Today it means: Made of or consisting of horn; full of horns. Full definition →

Middle English hornen ← Old English hyrnen
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhyrnen“made of horn; full of horns”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhornen
  3. English todayhornen

From Middle English hornen, from Old English hyrnen (“made of horn; full of horns”), equivalent to horn + -en. Cognate with Old High German hurnin, German hörnern (“hornen”).

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