lombardish
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
adj
Like a Lombard.
name
The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.
Example Sentences
- "And also another scripture that men call the Lombardish law, deviseth thereof in divers cases; the which hereafter shall be declared by me unto thee."
- "[...] Jazz became many things—frenetic, destructive, hysterical, decadent, venal, alcoholic, saccharine, Lombardish, vapid—it has enriched stuffed bellies; it has corrupted the innocent; [...]"
Etymology
From Middle English Lombardish, from Old English *Longbeardisc (“Lombardish”), equivalent to Lombard + -ish.