Definitions For Lorn
Adjective
(obsolete) doomed#adjective, doomed; lost#adjective, lost. (archaic) abandoned#adjective, abandoned, forlorn, lonely.Derived terms
forlorn lasslorn lornness lovelornTranslations
{{trans-top-also, abandoned, forlorn, lonely, forlorn}}Etymology
{{PIE root, en, lewH}} From Middle English lorn, loren, ilorn, iloren ({{glossary, past}} {{glossary, participle}} of lese, lesen, t=to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to perdition),{{R:MED Online, entry=lẹ̄sen, pos=v.(4), noformat=yes, id=MED25210}} from {{inh, en, ang, loren}}, ġeloren, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, galuzanaz}}, *luzanaz, past participle of {{der, en, gem-pro, *leusaną, t=to lose}}, ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *lewH-, t=to cut, sever; to separate; to loosen; to lose}}. See further at lese.Anagrams
ORNLIs Lorn a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
6
The word Lorn is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Lorn in a Sentence
- lorn beyond all description, the widow struggled to cope with her crushing grief