eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for ruly

2 headwords match “ruly”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; hreowlic ranks first.

  1. 1

    hreowlic

    score 10

    adjective

    ruly — grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel, lamentable, hapless, miserable

  2. 2

    hreowlice

    score 7

    adverb

    ruly — miserably, cruelly, grievously, in a way to excite pity

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