eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for hold

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

  1. 1

    heald

    score 13

    noun

    hold — hold, guardianship, protection, rule

  2. 2

    hold

    score 12

    noun

    hold — dead body; carcass

  3. 3

    healdan

    score 12

    verb

    hold — to keep watch over (cattle etc.)

  4. 4

    wrang

    score 11

    noun

    hold — a ship's hold

  5. 5

    numol

    score 9

    adjective

    hold — capacious: able to hold or take a lot

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