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thorn¹

  • \tɔʁn\

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Du vieil anglais þorn.

noun þorn

  1. Lettre scandinave aujourd’hui uniquement en islandais, mais qui fut également utilisée par des langues mortes telles que l’anglo-saxon. Majuscule : Þ, minuscule : þ.

Thorn²

proper noun

  1. Ville des Pays-Bas située dans la commune de Maasgouw.

In English

  • thorn letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)

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"thorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/thorn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

thorn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/thorn

Chicago

"thorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/thorn.

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@misc{thorn_2026,
  title = {thorn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/thorn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}