Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: westray
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Etymology

From Old Norse vestr (“west”) + ey (“island”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: vestr

Phrases

Papa Westray

Questions

What does westray mean?: An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
Where does westray come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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