eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for modern

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

  1. 1

    -u

    score 7

    suffix

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

  2. 2

    -lac

    score 7

    suffix

    modern — noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)

  3. 3

    unwilla

    score 6

    noun

    modern — displeasure

  4. 4

    W

    score 4

    letter

    modern — A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script., used in modern texts

  5. 5

    w

    score 4

    letter

    modern — A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script, used in modern texts.

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