Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: thu-la
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of ancient poem in Germanic languages, consisting of metrical lists of poetic synonyms for oral recitation.

Etymology

From Old Norse þula.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: þula

Inflected Forms

thulas (plural) thulur (plural)

Questions

What does thula mean?: A kind of ancient poem in Germanic languages, consisting of metrical lists of poetic synonyms for oral recitation.
Where does thula come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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