verb
- to prick or wound with thorns; to cause pain or trouble as if by thorns
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The rose bush seemed to bethorn her hand as she reached through it.
- His harsh words bethorned her heart with lasting hurt.
- The brambles bethorned the traveler's legs as he pushed through the thicket.
- Regret bethorned his conscience for years after the incident.