Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghyll

/ɡɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: ghyll
IPA: /ɡɪl/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

From Middle English gille, gylle, from Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic *gilją.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gille, gil, *gilją

Inflected Forms

ghylls (plural) gill (alternative)

Homonyms

gill gil

Rhymes With

will with a will still until bill kill we'll hill till ill fill brazil

Questions

How do you pronounce ghyll?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɪl/.
What does ghyll mean?: A ravine.
Where does ghyll come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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