Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forwrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-wrap
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wrap up or about; muffle.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Why art thou all forwrapped save thy face? Why livest thou so long in so great age?""
"The great tamburlaine, that reigned not so many years hence, a captain no less bloody than valiant, which also subdued so many countries and provinces, being demanded why he so more than tyrannously used his captives, whereunto he answered, forwrapped [deeply suffused] in choler: [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English forwrappen, equivalent to for- + wrap.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for
Root: forwrappen

Usage

Inflected Forms

forwraps (present, singular) forwrapping (participle, present) forwrapped (participle, past) forwrapped (past)

Questions

What does forwrap mean?: To wrap up or about; muffle.
Where does forwrap come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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