Etymograph

English

lornly

From lorn + -ly.

A compound of lorn + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *lewH- ‘to cut, sever’

Proto-Germanic *leusaną ‘to lose’

Proto-Germanic *galuzanaz

Old English *loren

Middle English lorn

English lorn

Today it means

adv In a forlorn manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lornly