eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for hear

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

  1. 1

    hieran

    score 14

    verb

    hear — to obey

  2. 2

    hlystan

    score 8

    verb

    hear — to listen, hear

  3. 3

    ahlystan

    score 8

    verb

    hear — to hear, listen

  4. 4

    gehieran

    score 8

    verb

    hear — to hear

  5. 5

    gefrignan

    score 6

    verb

    hear — to find out, hear about, discover, learn something through asking

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