Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maslin

/ˈmæzlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: maslin
IPA: /ˈmæzlɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture composed of different materials; especially:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mixture composed of different materials; especially:

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Composed of different sorts.

name

Example Sentences

"Now for this fallow field it must euer be made where the yéere before you did reape your Pease, in case you haue but thrée fields, or where you did reape your Wheate, Rye, and Maslin, in case you haue foure fields, according to the manner of the blacke clay."
"Maslin bread is made of rye mixed with a little wheat."

Etymology

From Middle English missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, from Old English mæstling, mæsling, mæslen. See also miscellane.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: missellane, mæstling

Usage

Inflected Forms

maslins (plural) maislin (alternative) maselyn (alternative) mashlam (alternative) mashlin (alternative) mashlum (alternative) mastlin (alternative) meslin (alternative) mislen (alternative) mislin (alternative)

Phrases

maslin pan

Questions

How do you pronounce maslin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæzlɪn/.
What does maslin mean?: A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
Where does maslin come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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