morne

See also: morné

English

Noun

morne (countable and uncountable, plural mornes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mourn
  2. Obsolete spelling of morn

Verb

morne

  1. Obsolete spelling of mourn

Noun

morne (plural mornes)

  1. The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
  2. A small, rounded hill.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French morne, from Old French morne, murne, (compare Old French morner (to mourn)), from Frankish *murn, from Proto-Germanic *murnaz. Cognate with English mourn, Old Norse morna (to pine away), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌰𐌽 (maurnan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔʁn/
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Adjective

morne (plural mornes)

  1. gloomy, glum, dismal, dreary

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