Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unberufen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-berufen
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate that nothing will go wrong.

Dated

Example Sentences

""Unberufen ! " cries Sarah, with a shudder that is not all affectation, " do not mention that accursed name ; I could have sworn that I heard her voice just now !""
"" Unberufen !" he cried. "Unberufen!" she echoed. Then their glances met and they laughed..."
"Bending over, Ethel turned back the cloth and thumped on the under side of the table. / "Unberufen and Absit omen," she said hastily. "Don't tempt Providence too far, Captain Frazer. …""
"And I am working so well (unberufen!) with my admirable Secretary; I shouldn't really dare to ask her to join our little caravan..."

Etymology

From German unberufen (“let it not be called down on me”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: unberufen

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does unberufen mean?: Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate that nothing will go wrong.
Where does unberufen come from?: It is traced to German.

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