Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edgelong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: edge-long
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Towards the edge; along the edge.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Three hundred thousand pieces have you stuck edgelong into the ground."
"In the one there was nothing but some ashes; the other was full of Medals, set edgelong as full as it could be thrust: […]"

Etymology

Alteration of edgeling, equivalent to edge + -long.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: edge

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does edgelong mean?: Towards the edge; along the edge.
Where does edgelong come from?: Alteration of edgeling, equivalent to edge + -long.

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