English word turn comes from Old French torner, Old English tyrnan, and later Old English turnian (To turn on a lathe.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| torner | Old French (fro) | (transitive, or, intransitive) to turn. To return; to go back. |
| tyrnan | Old English (ang) | |
| turnian | Old English (ang) | To turn on a lathe. |
| turnen | Middle English (enm) | To turn. |
| turn | English (en) | (archaic) To translate.. (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.. (heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.. (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch [...] |