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wanspeed

wanspeed noun: ill fortune.

Noun

wanspeed (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Ill fortune.

Origin of wanspeed

From Middle English wanspede, from Old English wanspēd (“poverty, want”, literally “lack of prosperity”), equivalent to wan- + speed.

Questions about wanspeed

What does wanspeed mean?
Wanspeed means ill fortune.
What part of speech is wanspeed?
Wanspeed is a noun.

Words near wanspeed in the dictionary

  1. wanse
  2. Wansford
  3. Wanshan
  4. Wansley
  5. Wansleys
  6. wanspeed
  7. wanst
  8. wansta
  9. Wanstead
  10. Wansteads
  11. Wanstrow

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