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raft

/ˈɹæft/RAFT
/ˈɹæft/RAFT

Meaninga rafter, beam

Common meaning: a floating platform

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)raptrsource
  2. Middle Englishraftsource
  3. Englishraft‘a floating platform’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) raptr ‘a rafter, beam’.

Roots

  • raptr Old Norse (Icelandic) “a rafter, beam”

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