eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for detest

4 headwords match “detest”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; onscunian ranks first.

  1. 1

    onscunian

    score 6

    verb

    detest — to loathe, abhor, detest

  2. 2

    scunian

    score 3

    verb

    detest — to hide or flee from; to avoid

  3. 3

    ascunian

    score 3

    verb

    detest — to avoid, shun, fly from

  4. 4

    andustrian

    score 3

    verb

    detest — to deny (by oaths), swear with oaths

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