Etymology

unorn

U1N1O1R1N1

Today it means: Old; worn out; feeble. Full definition →

Middle English unorne ← Old English unorne
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  1. Old English · inherited fromunorne“old, obsolete, worn out, decrepit, simple”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunorne
  3. English todayunorn

From Middle English unorne, from Old English unorne (“old, obsolete, worn out, decrepit, simple”), from un- + orne, orene (“excess, harm, injury”).

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