Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pritch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: pritch
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete

verb

To pierce or make holes in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The least word uttered awry, the least conceit taken or pritch, the breaking in of a cow into their grounds, yea, sheep or pigs is enough to make suits, and they will be revenged."

Etymology

From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pricche, priċe, *prikiz, pricchen, *priċċan, *prikjaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

pritches (plural) pritches (present, singular) pritching (participle, present) pritched (participle, past) pritched (past)

Questions

What does pritch mean?: pique; offence
Where does pritch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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