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Sep. 11, 2014
Word of the Day

lorn Audio Pronunciation
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\lawrn\
adjective
1. Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.
2. forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
Quotes
"If thou readest, thou art lorn! Better hadst thou ne'er been born!"
-- Sir Walter Scott, "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," 1805
Origin
Lorn came to English when Middle English was spoken. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb -lēosan meaning "to lose."
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