Where does well-thewed come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

well-thewed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: well-thewed
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Meaning

adj

Good in manner, habit, form, or construction; well-mannered; well-done.

adj

Having an attractive physical appearance or strong muscles.

Example Sentences

"Olaf was early a well-thewed man, goodly to look at, of middle height, and wise and deft of speech he was at an early age."

Etymology

From Middle English wel-thewed, wel thewed, equivalent to well + thewed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wel-thewed

Inflected Forms

better-thewed (comparative) more well-thewed (comparative) best-thewed (superlative) most well-thewed (superlative) well thewed (alternative) wellthewed (alternative)

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