Torn
See also: torn, tørn, and Törn
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz. Cognate with German Dorn, Dutch doorn, English thorn, Icelandic þyrnir.
Noun
Torn m (Uri)
- thorn
- (figuratively) door hinge
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 53.