Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noll

/nɒl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: noll
IPA: /nɒl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head, especially the top of the head.

Obsolete

name

A diminutive of the male given name Oliver.

name

Example Sentences

"Wolde to God it wolde please you some daye / A balade boke before me for to laye, / And lerne me to synge Re my fa sol! / And whan I fayle bobbe me on the noll."
"Old Noll (a nickname of Oliver Cromwell)"

Etymology

From Middle English nol, from Old English hnol. Cognate with Dutch nol (“top of a sand-dune”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nol, hnol

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

nolls (plural)

Derived Forms

courtnoll

Homonyms

gnoll (one pronunciation)

Rhymes With

whole control role goal self-control soul roll hole bowl rock-and-roll coal poll

Questions

How do you pronounce noll?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɒl/.
What does noll mean?: The head, especially the top of the head.
Where does noll come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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