Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steelen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stee-len
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Literary

Example Sentences

"At three-thirty a hush fell on the scene and the quiet swish of the warm waves, smacking in resonance the steelen sides, alone gave sound, a sleep-bringing lullaby dear to the soul of every sailor."
"But it was still the eyes that Quill came back to, for they coveted a natural intelligence and a steelen resolve."

Etymology

From Middle English stelen, from Old English stīelen (“made of steel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn. By surface analysis, steel + -en.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stelen, stīelen, *stahlīn

Usage

Literary

Frequently Paired Words

steely

Questions

What does steelen mean?: Made of steel.
Where does steelen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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