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morne

UK/mɔːn/US/moɹn/

morne noun: the blunt head of a jousting-lance. Also the alternative form of morné.

Noun

morne (plural mornes)

  1. The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
  2. A small, rounded hill.

Also used as

morne is also the alternative form of morné.

morne is also the obsolete spelling of morn.

morne is also the obsolete spelling of mourn.

Forms of morne

Noun
pluralmornes
Verb
third-person singular presentmornes
present participlemorning
past participlemorned
pastmorned

Origin of morne

From Old French morne, morné, etc.

Words that rhyme with morne

25 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about morne

What does morne mean?
Morne means the blunt head of a jousting-lance.
What part of speech is morne?
Morne is a noun.
How do you pronounce morne?
Morne is pronounced /moɹn/ (US).
What is the plural of morne?
The plural of morne is mornes.

Words near morne in the dictionary

  1. morn
  2. morn's morning
  3. morna
  4. mornas
  5. mornay
  6. morne
  7. Morneau
  8. Morneault
  9. Morneaults
  10. Morneaus
  11. morned

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