eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for maternal

4 headwords match “maternal”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; medren ranks first.

  1. 1

    medren

    score 13

    adjective

    maternal — maternal; (of lineage) on the mother's side

  2. 2

    modorlic

    score 11

    adjective

    maternal — motherly, maternal

  3. 3

    eam

    score 9

    noun

    maternal — uncle (especially maternal)

  4. 4

    modrige

    score 7

    noun

    maternal — mother's sister, maternal aunt

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