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hornen

hornen adjective: made of or consisting of horn; full of horns.

Adjective

hornen (comparative more hornen, superlative most hornen)

  1. Made of or consisting of horn; full of horns.

Forms of hornen

comparativemore hornen
superlativemost hornen

Origin of hornen

From Middle English hornen, from Old English hyrnen (“made of horn; full of horns”), equivalent to horn + -en. Cognate with Old High German hurnin, German hörnern (“hornen”).

Questions about hornen

What does hornen mean?
Hornen means made of or consisting of horn; full of horns.
What part of speech is hornen?
Hornen is an adjective.

Words near hornen in the dictionary

  1. hornedness
  2. hornel
  3. Hornell
  4. Hornellsville
  5. hornels
  6. hornen
  7. horner
  8. Horner syndrome
  9. Horner's method
  10. Horner's rule
  11. Horner's scheme

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