Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morné

/moɹ.neɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: morne
IPA: /moɹ.neɪ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rampant without teeth, beak, tongue, claws, etc.

Example Sentences

"A lion morné appears as a canting charge in the coat of the old French family of DE MORNAY : - Fascé d'argent, et de gueules, au lion morné de sable couronné d'or brochant sur le tout. I have noticed that the lion morné occurs in the arms of several old Breton families, KERBOURIOU, KERBESCAT, KERANGUEN, etc."
"[…] Self-appointed 'reformers' of heraldic terminology will contend that since lions morné and lions eviré have have barely an existence in current armory, the words themselves are mere textbook fill-up […]"

Etymology

From French morné. Possibly doublet of mourn.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: morné

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /moɹ.neɪ/
British English: /mɔːneɪ/

Inflected Forms

morne (alternative) mortine (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce morné?: The recorded pronunciation is /moɹ.neɪ/.
What does morné mean?: Rampant without teeth, beak, tongue, claws, etc.
Where does morné come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce morné

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