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Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German zorn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-nós (whence English torn), from *der- (“to flay, split”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡s̄orn/
Noun
zorn m
- anger
- outrage
- 1217-1221, Walther von der Vogelweide, "Palästinalied", Verse 3
wol dir, sper, kriuz unde dorn!
wê dir, heiden! daz ist dir zorn!- Hail ye, spear, cross and thorn!
Woe ye heathens, this is your outrage.
Declension
Declension of zorn (masculine, class 1 strong)
Descendants