"thorn" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /θɔrn/, /θoːrn/, /θrɔn/ Forms: thornes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English þorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|þorn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English þorn, {{inh+|enm|ang|þorn}} Inherited from Old English þorn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*þorn}} Proto-West Germanic *þorn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*þurnaz}} Proto-Germanic *þurnaz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*tr̥nós}} Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thorn, {{enm-noun|thornes}} thorn (plural thornes)
  1. A thorn (spine on a plant with a sharp point) Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-thorn-enm-noun-cOguSMYX Disambiguation of Botany: 29 10 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Plants: 25 18 24 13 21 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 23 17 24 10 26 Disambiguation of Trees: 24 18 24 14 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 22 17 24 18 19
  2. Thorn or eth (the letter þ and/or ð) Categories (topical): Botany, Letter names Categories (lifeform): Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-thorn-enm-noun-dFwDCNAd Disambiguation of Botany: 29 10 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Letter names: 17 29 16 17 21 Disambiguation of Plants: 25 18 24 13 21 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 23 17 24 10 26 Disambiguation of Trees: 24 18 24 14 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 22 17 24 18 19
  3. A plant having thorns, especially the hawthorn or rosebush. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-thorn-enm-noun-kl2mG8B7 Disambiguation of Botany: 29 10 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Plants: 25 18 24 13 21 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 23 17 24 10 26 Disambiguation of Trees: 24 18 24 14 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 22 17 24 18 19
  4. (rare) Thorns pulled from the ground for burning. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-thorn-enm-noun-bCyoUKEK Disambiguation of Botany: 29 10 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Plants: 25 18 24 13 21 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 23 17 24 10 26 Disambiguation of Trees: 24 18 24 14 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 22 17 24 18 19
  5. (rare) A dish incorporating hawthorn. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Botany, Foods Categories (lifeform): Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-thorn-enm-noun-Kp-9mzov Disambiguation of Botany: 29 10 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Foods: 21 18 17 13 31 Disambiguation of Plants: 25 18 24 13 21 Disambiguation of Shrubs: 23 17 24 10 26 Disambiguation of Trees: 24 18 24 14 21 Disambiguation of Woods: 22 17 24 18 19 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 24 19 5 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 24 19 5 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thorne, thron, thurne, þorn, þorne, þron Derived forms: hawthorn, thevethorn, thornbak, thornen, thornetre, thorny

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Alternative forms

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          "expansion": "(Shetland)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: thorn; torn (Shetland)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "thoornes",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: thoornes, thorns, thurns",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: thoornes, thorns, thurns"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "þorn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English þorn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "þorn"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English þorn",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*þorn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *þorn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þurnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þurnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tr̥nós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English þorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thornes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "thorn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thornes"
      },
      "expansion": "thorn (plural thornes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A thorn (spine on a plant with a sharp point)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Thorn or eth (the letter þ and/or ð)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Thorn",
          "thorn#English"
        ],
        [
          "eth",
          "eth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A plant having thorns, especially the hawthorn or rosebush."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "hawthorn",
          "hawthorn"
        ],
        [
          "rosebush",
          "rosebush"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Thorns pulled from the ground for burning."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Thorns pulled from the ground for burning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dish incorporating hawthorn."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hawthorn",
          "hawthorn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A dish incorporating hawthorn."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θɔrn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θoːrn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θrɔn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "thorne"
    },
    {
      "word": "thron"
    },
    {
      "word": "thurne"
    },
    {
      "word": "þorn"
    },
    {
      "word": "þorne"
    },
    {
      "word": "þron"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thorn"
}

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