eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for misfortune

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

  1. 1

    wea

    score 13

    noun

    misfortune — misfortune, evil, harm, trouble

  2. 2

    yfel

    score 9

    noun

    misfortune — something bad or bad things collectively; harm, misfortune

  3. 3

    yfelnes

    score 8

    noun

    misfortune — evil, wickedness, badness

  4. 4

    earfoþnes

    score 8

    noun

    misfortune — difficulty

  5. 5

    wansceaft

    score 8

    noun

    misfortune — misery, misfortune

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