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Old English word for nation

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

  1. 1

    þeod

    score 15

    noun

    nation — nation, people

  2. 2

    werþeod

    score 11

    noun

    nation — a people, nation

  3. 3

    cynewise

    score 11

    noun

    nation — state, nation, republic

  4. 4

    sigeþeod

    score 11

    noun

    nation — a victorious nation

  5. 5

    elþeod

    score 9

    noun

    nation — foreign country or nation; foreigners collectively

  6. 6

    geleod

    score 9

    noun

    nation — one of a nation; fellow-countryman; compatriot

  7. 7

    leodlic

    score 9

    adjective

    nation — people, populace, nation; popular; national

  8. 8

    folcræden

    score 9

    noun

    nation — law of a nation or of a people

  9. 9

    cynn

    score 8

    noun

    nation — kind

  10. 10

    mægþ

    score 8

    noun

    nation — family, kindred

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