Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wadset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wad-set
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conveyance of land in pledge for a debt; a mortgage.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To mortgage land.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It was at this time that Rob Roy acquired an interest by purchase, wadset, or otherwise, to the property of Craig Royston already mentioned."
"I thought I heard the footstep of the young portioner of Glaiketha; he'll be come to borrow gold and to wadset land."

Etymology

From Middle English wedsetten, equivalent to wed (“pledge”) + set. Wad is a Scottish form of wed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wedsetten

Usage

Inflected Forms

wadsets (plural) wadsett (alternative) wedset (alternative) wadsets (present, singular) wadsetting (participle, present) wadsetted (participle, past) wadsetted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

wadsetter

Questions

What does wadset mean?: The conveyance of land in pledge for a debt; a mortgage.
Where does wadset come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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