morné

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morné

/mɔːneɪ/ UK
/moɹ.neɪ/ US
[mo̞ɹ.neɪ] US
/mɔː(ɹ)neɪ/

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From French morné. Possibly doublet of mourn.

adjective morne · mortine

not comparable Rampant without teeth, beak, tongue, claws, etc. A lion morné appears as a canting charge in the coat of the old French family of DE MORNAY : - Fascé d'argent, et de gueules, au lion morné de sable couronné d'or brochant sur le tout. I have noticed that the lion morné occurs in the arms of several old Breton families, KERBOURIOU, KERBESCAT, KERANG

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"morné." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morn%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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morné. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morn%C3%A9

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"morné." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morn%C3%A9.

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@misc{morne_2026,
  title = {morné},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morn%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}