Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firstfruits

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: first-fruits
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of firstfruit

noun

Alternative form of first fruits.

Example Sentences

"And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you."
"Long it were to reckon up particularly what God was owner of under the Law: for of this sort was all which they spent in legal sacrifices; of this sort their usual oblations and offerings; of this sort tithes and firstfruits; […]"
"Most authors, I imagine, regard the introduction of the firstfruits of their pen to public notice with feelings akin to timidity […]"

Etymology

From Middle English frystefruytes, equivalent to first + fruits.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: frystefruytes

Questions

What does firstfruits mean?: plural of firstfruit
Where does firstfruits come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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