Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poreblind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pore-blind
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete spelling of purblind.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The man that is pore blinde, cannot ſee far from hym. And as to ioke on deth we be for the moſt part pore blinde all yͭ mayny: for we cannot ſee hym til he cõe [come] very nere vs. But theſe folk be not pore blynde but ſtarke blynde: for they cãnot ſee him when he commeth ſo nere, yͭ hee putteth almoſte his finger in theyr eye."
"The French haue a good Prouerbe. Entre les auengles, les borgnes ſont les Roys: Among the blinde, the pore blind are the Kings. And thus they vvhich haue no skill in tongues, vvill boldly ſay, that this or that man doth perfectly, and vvithout ſtamering, ſpeake many tongs."
"Pore-blinde Men, ſee beſt in the Dimmer Lights; And likevviſe haue their Sight Stronger neere hand, than thoſe that are not Pore-blinde, And can Reade and VVrite ſmaller Letters."

Etymology

See purblind; possibly the result of confusion of the first element pur- with poor, perhaps through folk etymology.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more poreblind (comparative) most poreblind (superlative)

Questions

What does poreblind mean?: Obsolete spelling of purblind.
Where does poreblind come from?: See purblind; possibly the result of confusion of the first element pur- with poor, perhaps through folk etymology.

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