Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egelid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: egelid
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lukewarm, tepid.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"At firſt, while there is a tolerable Degree of Strength, her Drink ought to he only lukewarm, egelid, but when ſhe becomes weaker, it muſt be made warmer ; for nothing offends a weak Stomach ſo much as cold […]"
"When it ceaſes to increaſe, as much as the circumſtances will allow, he muſt abſtain from every thing, except egelid water."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ē- Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū̆ Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin gelidus Latin ēgelidusbor. English egelid Borrowed from Latin egelidus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: egelidus

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does egelid mean?: Lukewarm, tepid.
Where does egelid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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