| \lawrn\ | adjective
1. Archaic. lost, ruined, or undone.
2. forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn. | | Quotes | "If thou readest, thou art lorn! Better hadst thou ne'er been born!"
-- Sir Walter Scott, "The Lay of the Last Minstrel," 1805 | | Origin | | Lorn came to English when Middle English was spoken. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb -lēosan meaning "to lose." | |
