eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for apprehend

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

  1. 1

    læccan

    score 6

    verb

    apprehend — to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)

  2. 2

    gegripan

    score 6

    verb

    apprehend — to gripe, grab, grasp, seize, snatch from, lay hold of, take with the hands, take with vio

  3. 3

    gelæccan

    score 6

    verb

    apprehend — to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)

  4. 4

    beniman

    score 5

    verb

    apprehend — to deprive

  5. 5

    afon

    score 3

    verb

    apprehend — to receive, take up

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