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foulder

/ˈfoʊldə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
foul-der
IPA
/ˈfoʊldə(ɹ)/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flash like lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fouldre (“lightning”), from Old French foudre also fouldre (modern French foudre), from Latin fulgur. See fulgor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fouldre, foudre, fulgur

Usage

Inflected Forms

foulders (present, singular) fouldering (participle, present) fouldered (participle, past) fouldered (past) fouldre (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

enfouldered

Questions

How do you pronounce foulder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊldə(ɹ)/.
What does foulder mean?
To flash like lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.
Where does foulder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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