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grundel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grun-del
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fish, the groundling.

British usage; Archaic

noun

The perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

From Middle English grundel, grundyl, perhaps from Old English gryndle (“herring”). Compare also Middle Dutch grondele, grondel, Middle Low German grundele, grundel (“groundling”). See groundling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: grundel, gryndle

Usage

Inflected Forms

grundels (plural)

Questions

What does grundel mean?
A kind of fish, the groundling.
Where does grundel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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