eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for necessary

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

  1. 1

    behefe

    score 15

    adjective

    necessary — necessary, behoveful

  2. 2

    niedlic

    score 15

    adjective

    necessary — necessary

  3. 3

    þearflic

    score 12

    adverb

    necessary — necessary

  4. 4

    niedbehefe

    score 12

    adjective

    necessary — necessary, needful, needed

  5. 5

    neodian

    score 8

    verb

    necessary — to be necessary

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