Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sourd

/suːrd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: sourd
IPA: /suːrd/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.

Example Sentences

"[…]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]"
"Foꝛ with the only be theſe welles of lyfe, / Of frayle men ſpring but podels of myꝛe, / From whom ſourdeth errour ⁊ croked ſtrife[…]"
"Cornead. The ſpirit of foolery out of this Archibald Rupenrope he ſhall never be able to caſt, were the nectar of his eloquence a thouſand times more ſuperabundant, inceſſant ſourding."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sourden, from Old French sourdre, from Latin surgō, contraction of earlier subrigō. Compare source. Doublet of surge.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sourden, sourdre, surgō

Inflected Forms

sourds (present, singular) sourding (participle, present) sourded (participle, past) sourded (past) sourde (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sourd?: The recorded pronunciation is /suːrd/.
What does sourd mean?: To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.
Where does sourd come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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