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pilfre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pil-fre
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of pilfer.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pilfre, pelfre

Usage

Inflected Forms

pilfres (present, singular) pilfring (participle, present) pilfred (participle, past) pilfred (past)

Questions

What does pilfre mean?
Obsolete spelling of pilfer.
Where does pilfre come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pilfre

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