eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for i-mutation

5 headwords match “i-mutation”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; -u ranks first.

  1. 1

    -u

    score 7

    suffix

    i-mutation — ending used to form abstract nouns from adjectives (compare Modern English -ness), normall

  2. 2

    -et

    score 7

    suffix

    i-mutation — suffix forming nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns (sometimes causing i-mutation

  3. 3

    -cen

    score 7

    suffix

    i-mutation — suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation

  4. 4

    -sian

    score 7

    suffix

    i-mutation — verbal suffix added to adjectives, nouns, and (rarely) verb roots, generally causing i-mut

  5. 5

    -iht

    score 4

    suffix

    i-mutation — having, bearing, possessing; occasionally causes i-mutation of preceding vowels

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