eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for negation

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

  1. 1

    wiþsacendlic

    score 11

    adjective

    negation — negative, expressing negation

  2. 2

    un-

    score 10

    prefix

    negation — negation or absence of: un-, non- (added to nouns and adjectives)

  3. 3

    nyllan

    score 8

    verb

    negation — negation of willan: not to want, not to intend, etc.

  4. 4

    la

    score 3

    interjection

    negation — lo!, oh!, ah!

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