Lorn vs Larn - What's the difference?

lorn | larn |

As an adjective lorn

is (obsolete) lost, doomed.

(northern england) especially (geordie) to teach or to learn.

(en adjective)

(obsolete) lost, doomed

(archaic) abandoned, lonely, forlorn

* 1874 , , XIX

The mighty river flowing dark and deep, (...)

Is named the River of the Suicides;

For night by night some lorn wretch overweary,(...)

Within its cold secure oblivion hides.

* 1963': He never found his beloved machine gun. '''Lorn and drained-nervous, he was fired next day. — Thomas Pynchon, ''V.

* lorness * lovelorn

(Northern England) especially (Geordie) To teach or to learn.

Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

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