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linnow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-now
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Flexible, supple.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from West Midland Middle English lengh, lenghe (“length”), with vocalisation of final /x/ and the original meaning being "lengthy, slender", though some trace of both the formal and semantic development would be expected already in Middle English.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more linnow (comparative) most linnow (superlative) lennow (alternative, archaic)

Questions

What does linnow mean?
Flexible, supple.
Where does linnow come from?
Uncertain; perhaps from West Midland Middle English lengh, lenghe (“length”), with vocalisation of final /x/ and the original meaning being "lengthy, slender", though some trace of both the formal and semantic development would be expected already in Middle English.

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