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elsin

/ˈɛlzɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elsin
IPA
/ˈɛlzɪn/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shoemaker's awl.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English aslen, elsen (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old High German alansa, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

elsins (plural) elsen (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce elsin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlzɪn/.
What does elsin mean?
A shoemaker's awl.
Where does elsin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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