Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ychosen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ycho-sen
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Archaic or obsolete form of chosen.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Ye cannot lay one finger upon us to our despite," replied the former, "if my Master permit not; for the race is neither to the swift nor the battle to the strong; for God hath ychosen ye foolish things of this world to confound ye wise; [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English ichosen, ȝechosen, for earlier ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of ċēosan (“to choose”), equivalent to y- + chosen. More at choose.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: y
Root: ichosen, ġecoren

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ichosen (alternative)

Questions

What does ychosen mean?: Archaic or obsolete form of chosen.
Where does ychosen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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