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Etymology 1
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”).
Adjective
horned (not comparable)
- Having horns.
- A goat is a horned animal.
- a bull's head gules, horned argent
1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:The horned moon with one bright star / Within the nether tip.
- (obsolete) Cuckolded.
Usage notes
This is used in heraldry to specify the color of horns that are distinct in color from the body.
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Etymology 2
See horn (verb).
Verb
horned
- simple past and past participle of horn
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Etymology
From horn + -ed.
Pronunciation
Adjective
horned
- Possessing horns or a similar projection; horned or horn-bearing.
- (rare) Having headwear and hair done with projections like horns.
- (rare, of the moon) In its crescent phase; waxing or waning.
- (rare) Hornen; crafted or manufactured from horn.
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