Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ben mort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: ben -mort
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Towre out ben morts & towre, / Looke out ben morts & towre, / For all the Rome coues^([sic]) are budgd a beake, / And the quire coves tippe the lowre."
"Ben mort, shall you and I heave a bough, mill a ken, or nip a bung, and then we'll couch a hogshead under the ruffmans, and there you shall wap with me, and I'll niggle with you."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

ben morts (plural) ben mot (alternative) ben mott (alternative) bene mort (alternative) bene mot (alternative) bene mott (alternative)

Phrases

ben cove ben cull

Frequently Paired Words

ben cove ben cull

Questions

What does ben mort mean?: Good woman.

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