† betornadj.
Obsolete.
a. Torn.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > [adjective] > torn or torn apart
betorna1300
forpinchedc1325
torn1362
broken1377
tatteringc1380
renta1382
fortorn1496
lacerate1514
lacerated1556
rented1559
rived1581
dilaniated1597
dilacerate1602
discerpted1607
berent1608
rended1612
breacheda1649
dilacerated1650
vultured1946
the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > forcibly
awreightc1275
betorn1561
distorn1859
a1300 Cursor Mundi 24045 Al his flexs it was be-torn [v.r. bitorn(e].
1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc iv. i. 47 Whose hart betorne out of his panting brest.
b. Torn about the sides, tattered.
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1599 E. Ford Parismenos vi. sig. F4 Her rich and costly ornaments all betorne.
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