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单词 sorn
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sornv.

Brit. /sɔːn/, U.S. /sɔrn/, Scottish English /sɔrn/
Forms: Also 1500s soirn.
Etymology: < sorren n.
Scottish.
1. transitive. To trouble or harass by exacting free quarters and maintenance; to live upon. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (transitive)] > at other's expense
sorn1563
quarter1650
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by irregular means
miswinc1400
sorn1563
shirk1635
sponge1676
whizzle1787
mooch1865
honeyfuggle1905
hot-stuff1914
scrounge1917
hum1918
ponce1938
organize1941
bludge1944
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (transitive)] > by (public) authority > exact free quarters and maintenance from
sorn1563
1563 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 248 The Clangregour..birnis and slayis the pouer liegis of this realme,..takis thair gudis, sornis and oppressis thame.
1563–4 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 271 That.. nane of thame sould sorne or oppres our Soverane Ladiis liegis dwelland within the boundis of Stratherne.
1588–9 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 342 Eftir thay had soirned, wracked, and spoilled the saidis haill Illis, thay..rased fyre.
2. intransitive. To take up free quarters or exact maintenance unjustifiably; to sponge upon others for food or lodging.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (intransitive)] > by irregular means
sornc1575
boba1668
scunge1846
mooch1857
scrounge1909
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > at another's expense
sornc1575
coynye1606
cosher1634
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (intransitive)] > exact free quarters or maintenance
sornc1575
c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 24 That na persounis heirefter ludge nor sorne in housis or granges pertening to religious or ecclesiasticall men.
1638 H. Adamson Muses Threnodie iv. 41 The Baliol proud With English forces.., arrived at Kinghorne, And through the countrie mightily did sorne.
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv He gangs about sornan frae place to place.
1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 385 Why send the person..to corrupt, to pilfer and sorn upon your neighbours?
1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 133 You pretend to gi'e entertainments, that canna come by a dinner except by sorning on a carefu' man like me?
a1876 J. Eadie Comm. Thess. (1877) 314 The idlers..had no right to ‘sorn’ on their friends or burden the funds of the church.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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