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fordim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fordim
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dim; darken; obscure.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English fordimmen, from Old English fordimmian (“to obscure, darken”), equivalent to for- + dim.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fordims (present, singular) fordimming (participle, present) fordimmed (participle, past) fordimmed (past)

Questions

What does fordim mean?
To dim; darken; obscure.
Where does fordim come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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