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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scyle
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hide; to secrete; to conceal.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Apparently a learned borrowing from Old English sċylian, sċilian (“to separate; part; remove”). Cognate with Icelandic skilja (“to separate; split; divide”). The inherited Middle English forms of these verbs were Middle English schillen and skillen respectively. More at skill.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scyles (present, singular) scyling (participle, present) scyled (participle, past) scyled (past)

Questions

What does scyle mean?
To hide; to secrete; to conceal.
Where does scyle come from?
Apparently a learned borrowing from Old English sċylian, sċilian (“to separate; part; remove”). Cognate with Icelandic skilja (“to separate; split; divide”). The inherited Middle English forms of these verbs were Middle English schillen and skillen respectively. More at skill.

How to pronounce scyle

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