Torn

See also: torn and Törn

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz. Cognate with German Dorn, Dutch doorn, English thorn, Icelandic þyrnir.

Noun

Torn m (Uri)

  1. thorn
  2. (figuratively) door hinge

References
  • “Torn” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 53.
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