eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for gape

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

  1. 1

    ginan

    score 8

    verb

    gape — to yawn, gape

  2. 2

    capian

    score 7

    verb

    gape — to look; look up, lie on one's back; turn, incline (oneself)

  3. 3

    gænan

    score 5

    verb

    gape — To gape

  4. 4

    gealpian

    score 5

    verb

    gape — to roar, bellow

  5. 5

    cinan

    score 3

    verb

    gape — to burst; split into pieces; break into chinks

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