Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jailward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jail-ward
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Example Sentences

"So they pursued their journey jailward along the old road through the woods."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jail Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English jailward From jail + -ward.

Inflected Forms

gaolward (alternative)

Questions

What does jailward mean?: Toward jail.
Where does jailward come from?: Etymology tree English jail Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English jailward From jail + -ward.

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