Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forcené

/ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forcene
IPA: /ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)

Example Sentences

"[…] sinister parted per fess Gules and Azure, in chief a horse forcené Argent between in sinister chief and dexter base an ancient crown Or, and in base a cross Gules fimbriated Argent between in each quarter five plates in saltire,[…]"
"[…] leading troops in the background, his horse forcené, his right arm gesturing both ahead to the summit and."

Etymology

From French forcené (“rabid”), past participle of forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). More at for-, sense.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: forcené, -, forsener, *sinn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/

Synonyms

cabré frighted rampant

Questions

How do you pronounce forcené?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/.
What does forcené mean?: Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)
Where does forcené come from?: It is traced to French.

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