wynfrith

Other forms of wynfrith

plural

wynfriths·

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 wynfrith

What does wynfrith mean?

wynfrith means "(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)".

How many syllables are in wynfrith?

wynfrith has 2 syllables: wyn-frith. The stress falls on "wyn".

What is another word for wynfrith?

Close synonyms include Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Apostle of Germany. 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 wynfrith a common word?

wynfrith 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.