English Explanatory Dictionary

horned

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having horns.
  2. Cuckolded.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of horn

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/ /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ En-us-horned.oga

Word forms

horned

Etymology

From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”), German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

Synonyms

cornigerous

Related words

horny cuckold

Derived words

African horned cucumber Alexander horned ball Alexander horned sphere greater one-horned rhinoceros great horned owl hickory horned devil horned adder horned coot horned dace horned desert viper horned frog horned gopher horned grebe horned helmet horned hog horned horse horned lark horned lizard horned melon hornedness horned owl horned pansy horned pie horned poison horned poppy horned pout horned puffin horned rattlesnake horned screamer horned snake horned sphere horned sungem horned syllogism horned toad horned up horned violet horned viper long-horned long-horned beetle long-horned grasshopper multihorned ornate horned toad regal horned lizard Saharan horned viper scimitar-horned oryx short-horned grasshopper slender-horned gazelle spider-tailed horned viper strange-horned toad thick-horned nudibranch three-horned unhorned well horned well-horned

Translations

French: accorné
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