eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for desist

3 headwords match “desist”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ablinnan ranks first.

  1. 1

    ablinnan

    score 8

    verb

    desist — to cease, desist

  2. 2

    linnan

    score 6

    verb

    desist — to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet

  3. 3

    edwendan

    score 5

    verb

    desist — to return

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