horned

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/, (adjective also) /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nd, -ɔː(ɹ)nɪd === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Adjective ==== horned (not comparable) Having horns. (obsolete) Cuckolded. ===== Usage notes ===== This is used in heraldry to specify the color of horns that are distinct in color from the body. ===== Synonyms ===== cornigerous ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== horny cuckold ==== References ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “horned”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “horned”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Etymology 2 === See horn (verb). ==== Verb ==== horned simple past and past participle of horn === Anagrams === -hedron, Dohner, Horden, Rhoden, dehorn == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hornyd (rare) orned, hornd === Etymology === From horn +‎ -ed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔrnid/, /ˈhɔrnɛd/ (rare) IPA(key): /ˈhɔrnd/ === Adjective === horned Possessing horns or a similar projection; horned or horn-bearing. (rare) Having headwear and hair done with projections like horns. (rare, of the moon) In its crescent phase; waxing or waning. (rare) Hornen; crafted or manufactured from horn. ==== Descendants ==== English: horned Scots: hornit, hornt ⇒ Yola: hoornta, hornta ==== References ==== “horned, adj. & ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 December 2018.