Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanspeed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wanspeed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English wanspede, from Old English wanspēd (“poverty, want”, literally “lack of prosperity”), equivalent to wan- + speed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: wan
Root: wanspede, wanspēd

Usage

Questions

What does wanspeed mean?: Ill fortune.
Where does wanspeed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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