Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

durns

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: durns
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”).

Example Sentences

"[…] where the altar stood, with a moorstone door or durns on the south for entrance, and another door leading to the west, through which you are brought out into a little garden plot […]"

Questions

What does durns mean?: plural of durn

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