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overslay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-slay
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lintel.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English overslay, oversleie, from Old English ofersleġe, oferslæġe (“lintel”), equivalent to over- + slay.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overslays (plural)

Questions

What does overslay mean?
A lintel.
Where does overslay come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce overslay

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