Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set fire upon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: set -fire upon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of set fire to (“to cause (something) to be on fire”).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets fire upon (present, singular) setting fire upon (participle, present) setten fire upon (dialectal, participle)

Questions

What does set fire upon mean?: Obsolete form of set fire to (“to cause (something) to be on fire”).

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