Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lynchet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lynchet
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Apparently lynch (“variant of linch”) + -et, the first element derived from Old English hlinc (“a hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lynchets (plural) landshard (alternative) linchet (alternative) lanchet (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ridge furrow

Questions

What does lynchet mean?
A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.
Where does lynchet come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce lynchet

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