eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for negative

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

  1. 1

    wiþsacendlic

    score 15

    adjective

    negative — negative, expressing negation

  2. 2

    lofgeorn

    score 7

    adjective

    negative — eager for fame (usually with negative connotations, but used positively in Beowulf)

  3. 3

    gitsung

    score 6

    noun

    negative — greed

  4. 4

    ær

    score 4

    preposition

    negative — before, (in negative sentences) until

  5. 5

    med-

    score 4

    prefix

    negative — middle, mediocre, average (often carrying a negative connotation)

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