Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallstead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wall-stead
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A site with the remains of a building or buildings, especially one with wall remnants still standing.

Example Sentences

""You're too 'feared, but my sister Rose willna be 'feared for me, — tell her to meet me to-morrow evening, in the old wallsteads.""
"The dumb animals refused to leave the wallsteads, and in some cases were with difficulty rescued from the falling timbers."
"Till the works of the city-dwellers, the works of the giants of earth, Stood empty and lorn of the burst of the mighty reveller's mirth. Who wisely hath mus'd on this wallstead, and ponders this dark life well, n his heart he hath often bethought him of slayings many and fell[.]"
"So Grendel ruled in definace of right, one against all, until the greatest house in the world stood empty, a deserted wallstead."

Etymology

From wall + stead. Compare Old English weallsteall.

Inflected Forms

wallsteads (plural)

Questions

What does wallstead mean?: A site with the remains of a building or buildings, especially one with wall remnants still standing.
Where does wallstead come from?: From wall + stead. Compare Old English weallsteall.

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