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Old English word for lament

10 headwords match “lament”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; reon ranks first.

  1. 1

    reon

    score 8

    noun

    lament — mourning, lament

  2. 2

    gewepan

    score 8

    verb

    lament — to weep, lament

  3. 3

    begrætan

    score 8

    verb

    lament — to lament, bewail

  4. 4

    sarettan

    score 8

    verb

    lament — to lament, complain

  5. 5

    goian

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to sigh, groan; to lament

  6. 6

    cwiþan

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament

  7. 7

    heofan

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to lament, grieve, wail

  8. 8

    wanian

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan

  9. 9

    bemænan

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn

  10. 10

    cwanian

    score 6

    verb

    lament — to bewail, lament, moan

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