Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hill
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To uncover, reveal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…]these four men and these ladyes layd hand on syr launcelot /[…]/ and soo in to a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sancgreal / and by force syr launcelot was leid by that holy vessel / and there came an holy man and vnhylled that vessel / and soo by myracle and by vertu of that holy vessel syr launcelot was heled and recouerd […]these four men and these ladies laid hand on Sir Launcelot, […] and so into a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sangreal, and by force Sir Launcelot was laid by that holy vessel; and there came an holy man and unhilled that vessel, and so by miracle and by virtue of that holy vessel Sir Launcelot was healed and recovered"

Etymology

From un- + hill.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

unhills (present, singular) unhilling (participle, present) unhilled (participle, past) unhilled (past)

Questions

What does unhill mean?: To uncover, reveal.
Where does unhill come from?: From un- + hill.

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