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lostwithiel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
lost-with-iel
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

Etymology

From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez. More at Lostwithiel.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does lostwithiel mean?
A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).
Where does lostwithiel come from?
From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez. More at Lostwithiel.

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