SORN

Etymology

Verb

sorn (third-person singular simple present sorns, present participle sorning, simple past and past participle sorned)

(Scotland, intransitive, dated) to impose upon another for food and lodging.

Anagrams

• NORs, RONs, nors, orns

Noun

SORN (plural SORNs)

(UK) Acronym of statutory off-road notification.

Anagrams

• NORs, RONs, nors, orns

Source: Wiktionary


Sorn, v. i. Etym: [See Sorehon.]

Definition: To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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