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obley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-ley
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A communion wafer.

Obsolete

name

A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman obblé, oblei et al., Old French oblee, obleie et al., from Late Latin oblata (“light pastry; communion wafer”), noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin offerre (“to offer”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

obleys (plural)

Questions

What does obley mean?
A communion wafer.
Where does obley come from?
From Anglo-Norman obblé, oblei et al., Old French oblee, obleie et al., from Late Latin oblata (“light pastry; communion wafer”), noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin offerre (“to offer”).

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