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scalford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scal-ford
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7624).

Etymology

From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Shalford and Shelford. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does scalford mean?
A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7624).
Where does scalford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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