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eyesalve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eye-salve
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ointment for the eye.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English eȝhe-salfe, from Old English ēagsealf (“eye-salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *augasalbā (“eye-salve”), equivalent to eye + salve. Cognate with Dutch ogenzalf (“eyesalve”), German Augensalbe (“eyesalve”), Swedish ögonsalva (“eyesalve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: eȝhe-salfe, ēagsealf, *augasalbā

Inflected Forms

eyesalves (plural) eye-salve (alternative) eye salve (alternative)

Questions

What does eyesalve mean?
An ointment for the eye.
Where does eyesalve come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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