eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for adjectives

5 headwords match “adjectives”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; -þ ranks first.

  1. 1

    -þ

    score 9

    suffix

    adjectives — forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns; generally causing mutation o

  2. 2

    -þu

    score 9

    suffix

    adjectives — forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns; generally causing mutation o

  3. 3

    -e

    score 7

    suffix

    adjectives — forms adjectives from nouns, often with the meaning "having" (typically causes i-umlaut)

  4. 4

    -s

    score 7

    suffix

    adjectives — Feminine noun suffix forming nouns from adjectives and verbs

  5. 5

    -u

    score 7

    suffix

    adjectives — ending used to form abstract nouns from adjectives (compare Modern English -ness), normall

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