Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forewall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-wall
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The foremost outer wall of a fortification; rampart, bulwark.

Etymology

From Old English foreweall, fore- + wall.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: foreweall

Inflected Forms

forewalls (plural)

Questions

What does forewall mean?: The foremost outer wall of a fortification; rampart, bulwark.
Where does forewall come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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