MORNE

Etymology 1

Noun

morne (countable and uncountable, plural mornes)

Obsolete spelling of mourn.

Obsolete spelling of morn.

Verb

morne

Obsolete spelling of mourn.

Etymology 2

Noun

morne (plural mornes)

The blunt head of a jousting-lance.

A small, rounded hill.

Anagrams

• Menor, enorm, meron, moner, more'n

Source: Wiktionary


Mor"ne, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. [Obs.] "White as morne milk." Chaucer.

Morne, n. Etym: [F., fr. morne sad, sorrowful. See Mourn.]

Definition: A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in titling.

Mor`né", a. Etym: [F., fr. morne a morne.] (Her.)

Definition: Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically.

Morne, n. Etym: [OE. morning, morwening. See Morn.]

1. The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.

2. The first or early part; as, the morning of life.

3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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