horned
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horned¹
- /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/
- /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ adjective, also
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nd, -ɔː(ɹ)nɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”),
from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”),
German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).
horned²
- /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/
- /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ adjective, also
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nd, -ɔː(ɹ)nɪd
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- simple past and past participle of horn
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: horny, antlered, bicorned, bicorn, bicornate, bicornuous, bicornuate, crescent, cornigerous, cornu, prong, duke, alouette, osmia, cornuted, multihorned
adjective
Similar: cornigerous
Translations
Talk about this word "horned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. horned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/horned "horned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/horned.Cite this
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