Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lintwhite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lin-twhite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The mavis, merle, and Progne proud, The lintwhite lark, and laverock loud,"
"O sweet are Coila's haughs an' woods, / When lintwhites chant amang the buds,"
"At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lynkwhytte, lyngwhitte (also as Middle English lindetvigle), from Old English līnetwiġe, līnetwiġle (“linnet”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lynkwhytte, līnetwiġe

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

lintwhites (plural)

Synonyms

linnet carduelis cannabina

Questions

What does lintwhite mean?: A linnet.
Where does lintwhite come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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