"thorn" meaning in Old Dutch

See thorn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *þurnu, *þorn from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, *þurnaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|odt|gmw-pro|*þurnu}} Proto-West Germanic *þurnu, {{inh|odt|gem-pro|*þurnuz}} Proto-Germanic *þurnuz Head templates: {{head|odt|noun|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thorn m, {{odt-noun|m}} thorn m Inflection templates: {{odt-decl-noun-u|thorn|g=m}}, {{odt-decl-noun-a|thorn|g=m}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], thorn [nominative, singular], thurni [nominative, plural], thorn [accusative, singular], thurni [accusative, plural], thurnis [genitive, singular], thorno [genitive, plural], thurni [dative, singular], thornon [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], thorn [nominative, singular], thorna [nominative, plural], thorn [accusative, singular], thorna [accusative, plural], thornes [genitive, singular], thorno [genitive, plural], thorne [dative, singular], thornon [dative, plural]
  1. thorn, spine of a plant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-thorn-odt-noun-CvsAH6C9 Categories (other): Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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