aquilon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Roman god of the North Wind, equivalent to the Greek god Boreas.
name
The north wind personified.
Example Sentences
- "Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening"
- "Thou, trumpet, there’s my purſe; / Now cracke thy lungs, and ſplit thy braſen pipe: / Blow, villaine, till thy ſphered Bias cheeke / Out-ſwell the collicke of puft Aquilon: / Come, ſtretch thy cheſt, and let thy eyes ſpout bloud: / Thou bloweſt for Hector."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aquilo, aquilonis.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: aquilo, aquilonis