Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green knight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: green knight
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Inflected Forms

the Green Knight (canonical)

Questions

What does green knight mean?: A supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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