Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rewalt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-walt
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overturn; throw down.

Transitive verb

verb

To give up; surrender

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They say his errand is to see the galleass, that is utterly rewalted and sunk in the sand, never to be recovered; and also to speak with them at Calais that was within the galleass, and now to go into Spain."

Etymology

From Middle English *rewalten, equivalent to re- + walt.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re
Root: *rewalten

Usage

Inflected Forms

rewalts (present, singular) rewalting (participle, present) rewalted (participle, past) rewalted (past)

Questions

What does rewalt mean?: To overturn; throw down.
Where does rewalt come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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