Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runlet

/ˈɹʌnlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: run-let
IPA: /ˈɹʌnlət/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small brook or stream.

noun

A wine measure, equivalent to 18 gallons.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The biographer, especially of a literary man, need only mark the main currents of tendency, without being officious to trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest."
"She followed the dry runlet to where a jutting shoulder formed a nook matted with briars."
"[…]our cellarer shall have orders to deliver to thee a butt of sack, a runlet of Malvesie, and three hogsheads of ale of the first strike, yearly—If that will not quench thy thirst, thou must come to court, and become acquainted with my butler."

Etymology

From run + -let. Compare runnel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: roundelet, rondelet
Suffix: run

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹʌnlət/
British English: /ˈɹʌnlət/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

runlets (plural) rundlet (alternative)

Rhymes With

nunlet punlet

Questions

How do you pronounce runlet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌnlət/.
What does runlet mean?: A small brook or stream.
Where does runlet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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