Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hode

/hoʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: hode
IPA: /hoʊd/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English hoden, hodien, from Old English hādian (“to ordain, consecrate”), from Old English hād (“rank, order, office, holy office”). More at hade (“state, order, rank”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hoden, hādian, hād

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hoʊd/
British English: /həʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hodes (present, singular) hoding (participle, present) hoded (participle, past) hoded (past) had (alternative) hade (alternative) haid (alternative)

Homonyms

hoed

Rhymes With

road code side road episode gold code mode load rode node owed explode od

Questions

How do you pronounce hode?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊd/.
What does hode mean?: To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
Where does hode come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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