How to spell thorn

Thorn is spelled T-H-O-R-N.

hear itthorn/tɔRn/nounLong vowels

What it means: A sharp-pointed part of a plant.

In a sentence: The rose bush had a sharp thorn.

Same family: thorns, thorny, thorniness, spine, prickle. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "thorn" comes from Old English "þorn," which is related to similar words in German and Dutch. It is also the name of an old English letter (þ) that once represented the "th" sound in words like "the" and "thorn."

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