eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for avenge

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

  1. 1

    gewrecan

    score 8

    verb

    avenge — to avenge, wreak

  2. 2

    onwrecan

    score 8

    verb

    avenge — to avenge

  3. 3

    þeodwrecan

    score 6

    verb

    avenge — to avenge thoroughly; to take great vengeance

  4. 4

    wrecan

    score 3

    verb

    avenge — to punish (+ dative = a person) (+ accusative = a wrong)

  5. 5

    awrecan

    score 3

    verb

    avenge — to drive away, expel

Scores and definitions come from the Wiktionary data build. Attribution · Wiktionary