Morne vs Mourn - What's the difference?
morne | mourn | Alternative forms |
To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
* Bible, Genesis xxiii. 2
* Shakespeare
Sorrow, grief.
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*:Anone after ther cam balen / and whan he sawe kynge Arthur / he alyght of his hors / and cam to the kynge on foote / and salewed hym / by my hede saide Arthur ye be welcome / Sire ryght now cam rydynge this way a knyght makynge grete moorne / for what cause I can not telle
A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
Mourn is a alternative form of morne.
As nouns the difference between morne and mourn
is that morne is obsolete spelling of lang=en while mourn is sorrow, grief.As verbs the difference between morne and mourn
is that morne is obsolete spelling of lang=en while mourn is to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).As an adjective morné
is without teeth, tongue, or claws; said of a lion represented heraldically.mourn
English
Alternative forms
* morneVerb
- Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
- We mourn' in black; why ' mourn we not in blood?