Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bookfell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: book-fell
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin prepared for writing upon; a sheet of vellum or parchment; paper.

Obsolete

noun

A vellum or parchment manuscript.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Write this on a bookfell or parchment so long that it may embrace the head on the outside, and hang it on the neck of the man who needs it; it will soon be well with him."
"I cannot refer to any facsimile of this bookfell."

Etymology

From Middle English bocfel (“parchment”), from Old English bōcfell (“parchment, vellum”), equivalent to book + fell. Cognate with Old High German buohfel, puohfell (“parchment”), Middle High German buohvël (“parchment”), Old Norse bókfell (“parchment”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bocfel, bōcfell

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bookfells (plural)

Questions

What does bookfell mean?: A skin prepared for writing upon; a sheet of vellum or parchment; paper.
Where does bookfell come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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