ug
/ʌɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He took an ug at's meht."
- "What an ug ye've myed yorsel."
- "Wha weds a cankert thriftless wife, / Weds to his days eternal strife, / For, like the Tron-Kirk bell, / She ever hammers on his lugs, / Till her an' hame at last he uggs / As the dire door o' hell!"
- "That creator is strictly ug; they have "respawn" affirmations in all their tracks."
Etymology
From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”), related to Old Norse ógn (“terror, threat, dispute”) and agi (“terror, strife, fear, punishment”). More at awe.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ugge, uggr, uggen, ugga, uggi