Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: par-le
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A nasty encounter.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To talk; to converse; to parley.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"Iul[ia]. Of all the faire reſort of Gentlemen, / That euery day with par’le encounter me, / In thy opinion which is worthieſt loue?"
"Hor[atio].[…]So frown’d he once, when in an angry parle / He ſmot the ſledded Pollax on the Ice."
"[…]Knute finding himſelf too weak, began to parle,[…]"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English parlen (“to speak”), from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Late Latin parabolō.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: parlen, parler, parabolō

Usage

Inflected Forms

parles (plural) parles (present, singular) parling (participle, present) parled (participle, past) parled (past)

Questions

What does parle mean?: Parley; talk.
Where does parle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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