thornen

From Middle English thornen, from Old English þyrnen (“thorny, of thorns”), from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn +‎ -en.

thornen (comparative more thornen, superlative most thornen)

1. (obsolete) Made of or consisting of thorns.

Inherited from Old English þyrnen, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn +‎ -en (“adjectival suffix”).

• thornnen, þornen, þeornen

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔrnən/

thornen

1. Composed of thorns or thorny plants; made of or consisting of thorns.

• English: thornen (obsolete)

• “thornen (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

From thorn +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

• thorne, þornen, thorny

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔrnən/

thornen (rare)

1. To thorn; to poke as with thorns.
2. To have or grow thorns.

• English: thorn

• “thornen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.