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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lorn \Lorn\ (l[^o]rn), a. [Strong p. p. of {Lose}. See {Lose},
     {Forlorn}.]
     1. Lost; undone; ruined. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If thou readest, thou art lorn.       --Sir W.


                                                    Scott.
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     2. Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn
        woman.
        [1913 Webster] Lorrie

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lorn
       adj : pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment;
             "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: {desolate},
              {forlorn}, {godforsaken}]

















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