THORN


Meaning of THORN in English

■ noun

1》 a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.

2》 a ~y bush, shrub, or tree, especially a haw~.

3》 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives δ and θ , eventually superseded by the digraph th .

Phrases

a ~ in someone's side (or flesh ) a source of continual annoyance or trouble.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

~less adjective

Origin

OE, of Gmc origin; the OE letter was named from the word of which it was the first letter.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.