eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for intensive

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

  1. 1

    -cian

    score 7

    suffix

    intensive — suffix applied to verbs and deverbal nouns to form other verbs with an intensive or freque

  2. 2

    -gian

    score 7

    suffix

    intensive — Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives, often with an intensive effect

  3. 3

    to-

    score 4

    prefix

    intensive — verbal prefix with a sense of "in pieces, apart, asunder", or with intensive force

  4. 4

    ofer-

    score 4

    prefix

    intensive — used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions having intensive force, or

  5. 5

    uþ-

    score 3

    prefix

    intensive — from, away

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