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thivel

/ˈθɪvəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thiv-el
IPA
/ˈθɪvəl/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a wooden stick for stirring porridge.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Old English þȳfel, from Proto-West Germanic *þūbil.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: þȳfel, *þūbil

Usage

Inflected Forms

thivels (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thivel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɪvəl/.
What does thivel mean?
a wooden stick for stirring porridge.
Where does thivel come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce thivel

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