Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gainward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gain-ward
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Toward; facing; over against.

Obsolete

Etymology

From gain- + -ward, or from an apheretic variant of Middle English agaynward, aȝenward, aȝeinward.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gain
Root: agaynward
Suffix: ward

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does gainward mean?: Toward; facing; over against.
Where does gainward come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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