harefoot

1. 1.

   illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)

   SynonymsHarold IKing Harold IHarold Harefoot

   BroaderKing of England

Other forms of harefoot

plural

harefoots·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about harefoot

What does harefoot mean?

harefoot means "illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)".

How many syllables are in harefoot?

harefoot has 3 syllables: ha-re-foot. The stress falls on "ha".

What is another word for harefoot?

Close synonyms include Harold I, King Harold I, Harold Harefoot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is harefoot a common word?

harefoot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.