Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oyntment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oynt-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of ointment.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus / perfecte and precious / and anoynted Jeſus fete / and wept his fete with her heer / and all the houſſe ſmelled off the ſavre off the oyntment."
"From the ſole of the foote, euen vnto the head, there is no ſoundneſſe in it; but wounds, and bruiſes, and putrifying ſores: they haue not beene cloſed, neither bound vp, neither mollified with oyntment."
"For in the Rites of funeration they did use to anoint the dead body, with Aromatick Spices and Oyntments, before they buried them."

Usage

Inflected Forms

oyntments (plural)

Questions

What does oyntment mean?: Obsolete form of ointment.

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