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torn

“torn” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tower
  2. rook
  3. thorn

Etymology

From Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German tōrn, tōren, from Old French tor, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis), from a Mediterranean substrate loan.

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