morné

See also: morne

English

Etymology

French morné

Pronunciation

Adjective

morné (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Without teeth, tongue, or claws; said of a lion represented heraldically.

Further reading

  • morné in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French morné, from Old French morné, from Old French morner, from Old Dutch *mornon, from Frankish *murnōn, from Proto-Germanic *murnōną, *murnaną (to mourn), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to ponder, remember). Cognate with English mourn.

Adjective

morné (feminine mornée, masculine plural mornés, feminine plural mornées)

  1. morné

Further reading

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