Middle English word attournen comes from Old French torner, Old French a-, and later Old French aturner ((Anglo-Norman).)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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torner | Old French (fro) | (transitive, or, intransitive) to turn. To return; to go back. |
a- | Old French (fro) | (by extension) indicating a change of state. Indicating movement towards something. Intensifying prefix. |
aturner | Old French (fro) | (Anglo-Norman). |
attournen | Middle English (enm) |