eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for precious

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

  1. 1

    deorwurþe

    score 15

    adjective

    precious — precious, valuable

  2. 2

    maþm

    score 13

    noun

    precious — precious object: treasure, jewel, valuable

  3. 3

    eorcnan

    score 13

    adjective

    precious — precious, noble, true(?)

  4. 4

    eorcnanstan

    score 13

    noun

    precious — precious stone, pearl

  5. 5

    gilde

    score 11

    adjective

    precious — valuable, precious

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