Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leeftail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leef-tail
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

High in demand; quickly sold.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Markets hes been terrable laa this lang time, hardly worth gangin teea; but it wur Size, en wur a varra lieftel market, an et wur a wunder."

Etymology

From Middle English *leftal, *lieftele, from Old English lēoftǣl, lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), equivalent to lief + tell.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *leftal, lēoftǣl

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more leeftail (comparative) most leeftail (superlative) leftal (alternative) lieftel (alternative) leavetail (alternative)

Questions

What does leeftail mean?: High in demand; quickly sold.
Where does leeftail come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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