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heald

/hˈild/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
heald
IPA
/hˈild/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hield.

noun

Heddle.

verb

Alternative form of hield.

name

A surname.

Etymology

English surname, from the Old English noun hielde (“hill, slope”) (see -heald).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

healds (plural) healds (present, singular) healding (participle, present) healded (participle, past) healded (past)

Derived Forms

Healdton

Phrases

Heald Green

Frequently Paired Words

Heald Green

Rhymes With

field revealed shield yield sealed appealed concealed healed wheeled repealed peeled wield

Questions

How do you pronounce heald?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈild/.
What does heald mean?
Alternative form of hield.
Where does heald come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce heald

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