Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wayland

/ˈweɪ.lənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: way-land
IPA: /ˈweɪ.lənd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A legendary blacksmith in Germanic mythology.

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Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English Wēland, from Proto-West Germanic *Wēlandu, from Proto-Germanic *Wē₂landuz. Cognate with Old Norse Vǫlundr, Old High German Wēlant.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Wēland, *Wēlandu, *Wē₂landuz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Waylands (plural)

Rhymes With

leyland neyland mayland layland

Questions

How do you pronounce wayland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪ.lənd/.
What does wayland mean?: A legendary blacksmith in Germanic mythology.
Where does wayland come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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