Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whoso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: whoso
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

whosoever, whatever person

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein."
"And whoso findeth by the sea Blown dust of bones will hardly say If this were that Aholibah."
"Whoso raises his hand against you must answer to my sword."
"And whoso kisseth those apples high, Who kisseth once is a king, Who kisseth twice shall never die, Who kisseth thrice--oh, were it I."
"Whoso would be a man would be a nonconformist."

Etymology

From Middle English hoe so, hoo so, hoo-so, from Old English hwā swā; equivalent to who + so.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hoe so, hwā swā

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

whomso (objective) whoseso (possessive) who so (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

whomso whosoever

Questions

What does whoso mean?: whosoever, whatever person
Where does whoso come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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