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darnel

/ˈdɑːnəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
dar-nel
IPA
/ˈdɑːnəɫ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English darnel, dernel, from Old Northern French darnelle ( > dialectal French dernelle, darnette), of Germanic origin, possibly Proto-West Germanic *darjan (“to harm, injure”). Displaced native Old English boþen. Related to Walloon darne, derne (“stunned, dazed, drunk”), Middle Dutch verdarnt, verdaernt (“stunned, dumbfounded, angry”). The association with being dazed or drunkenness is due to the well-known intoxicating effects of the plant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: darnel, darnelle, -, *darjan

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɑːnəɫ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

darnels (plural)

Phrases

Persian darnel red darnel

Frequently Paired Words

Darnell

Synonyms

ryegrass bearded darnel poison darnel white darnel tare cheat lolium temulentum

Rhymes With

carnal parnell carnell yarnell farnell karnal arnell arnall darnall yarnall varnell carneal

Questions

How do you pronounce darnel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːnəɫ/.
What does darnel mean?
Any of the genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
Where does darnel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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