Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runrig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: run-rig
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.

Uncountable

Etymology

From run + rig (“ridge”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

runrigs (plural) runridge (alternative)

Synonyms

rundale

Questions

What does runrig mean?: A system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.
Where does runrig come from?: From run + rig (“ridge”).

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