Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfouldered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-foul-dered
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mixed with lightning or fire.

Example Sentences

"With foul enfouldred smoke and flashing fire"
"c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]"
"That there should be no proper conductor guiding it towards a source of light that might really aid us to see, makes the whole piece appear shaded by error, ombres chinoises; but shadow though there be, it does nothing to remove the enfouldered crack from the wall, and the charred signature such power always leaves behind."

Etymology

From en- + Old French fouldre (“lightning”), from Latin fulgur (“lightning”), fulgere (“to flash”), + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en
Root: fouldre, fulgur
Suffix: ed

Questions

What does enfouldered mean?: Mixed with lightning or fire.
Where does enfouldered come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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