Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frayboggard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fray-bog-gard
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For like as a frayboggarde in a garden off Cucumbers kepeth nothinge, euen ſo are their goddes of wod, of ſyluer ⁊ golde:"

Etymology

From fray (“fear, terror”) + boggard (“bugbear, ghost, goblin”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

frayboggards (plural) fray-boggard (alternative)

Questions

What does frayboggard mean?: A scarecrow.
Where does frayboggard come from?: From fray (“fear, terror”) + boggard (“bugbear, ghost, goblin”).

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