eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for penance

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

  1. 1

    dædbot

    score 9

    noun

    penance — compensation for ill-doing; repentance, penitence, penance

  2. 2

    synbot

    score 9

    noun

    penance — recompense for sin; penance

  3. noun

    penance — mitigation of penance

  4. 4

    bot

    score 6

    noun

    penance — help, assistance, rescue, remedy, cure, deliverance from evil

  5. 5

    scrift

    score 6

    noun

    penance — what is prescribed as punishment; penalty

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