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Worn vs Wern - What's the difference?

worn | wern |

As verbs the difference between worn and wern

is that worn is past participle of lang=en while wern is to refuse.

As an adjective worn

is damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

worn

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • damaged and shabby as a result of much use

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * outworn * worn out

    wern

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To refuse.
    • He is too great a niggard that will wern / A man to light a candle at his lantern. — Chaucer.
    (Webster 1913)