Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insinew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sinew
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strengthen with, or as if with, sinews; to innerve; to invigorate.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"All members of our Cauſe, both here, and hence, / That are inſinewed to this Action."
"Oh ye floods! oh ye floods! of the ever-rolling deep, / The breath of God insinews ye, and awful is your sweep, […]"
"The treacherous peace which followed it gave to Prussia a theatre for military achievement, an opportunity and an ally; […] strengthened her in in territory, population and wealth, and insinewed her for the future with the prestige and preparation needful for a great military State."

Etymology

From in- + sinew.

Usage

Inflected Forms

insinews (present, singular) insinewing (participle, present) insinewed (participle, past) insinewed (past)

Questions

What does insinew mean?: To strengthen with, or as if with, sinews; to innerve; to invigorate.
Where does insinew come from?: From in- + sinew.

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