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betravail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-tra-vail
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work at; compose (a book, etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To work for; earn by labour.

Transitive verb

verb

To do violence to; violate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English betravailen, equivalent to be- + travail.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

betravails (present, singular) betravailing (participle, present) betravailed (participle, past) betravailed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

betravel

Questions

What does betravail mean?
To work at; compose (a book, etc.).
Where does betravail come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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