eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for grieving

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

  1. 1

    heofung

    score 11

    noun

    grieving — mourning, grieving, lamentation

  2. 2

    carig

    score 9

    adjective

    grieving — careworn; strained; anxious; worried; sorrowful; grieving

  3. 3

    sarig

    score 9

    adjective

    grieving — sad, sorrowful, distressed, grieving, mournful

  4. 4

    modcarig

    score 9

    adjective

    grieving — anxious at heart, grieving

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