26 October 2015

lorn

[lawrn]

adjective

1. forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
2. Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.

Origin of lorn
Middle English, Old English
1250-1300; Middle English; Old English loren, past participle of -lēosan to lose (recorded in compounds)

Related forms

lornness, noun

Lorne or Lorn

[lawrn]

noun

1. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.

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Examples from the Web for lorn

Historical Examples

This interesting historic memorial is still preserved by the lineal descendant of the Macdougals of lorn.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland
Daniel Wilson

I’m a lone, lorn grass-widow, dear, but I will not sleep in my stays.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
Rudyard Kipling

This results in the galley of lorn being in chief, and the Campbell gyrons in base.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Today’s quote

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.

– John Ray

On this day

26 October 1863 – Football Association forms in England, standardising the rules of soccer.

26 October 1881 – Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, the most famous gunfight in the Wild West. It is believed the gunfight lasted around 30 seconds and was between outlaws Billy Clanton, Ike Clanton, Billy Claiborne, Tom McLaury and Frank McLaury and lawmen Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, Doc Holliday. Three of the outlaws were killed, Billy Clanton, Tom McLaury and Frank McLaury. The gunfight has been immortalised in a number of movies and songs.

26 October 1917 – birth of Felix the Cat, legendary cartoon character.