eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for shillings

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

  1. 1

    sixhynde

    score 7

    adjective

    shillings — Worth six hundred (shillings in wergeld).

  2. 2

    twihynde

    score 7

    adjective

    shillings — Worth two hundred (shillings in wergeld).

  3. 3

    twelfhynde

    score 7

    adjective

    shillings — Worth twelve hundred (shillings in wergeld).

  4. 4

    -hynde

    score 4

    suffix

    shillings — Forms adjectives from numerals denoting the amount (in hundreds of shillings) of wergeld a

  5. 5

    mannweorþ

    score 4

    noun

    shillings — the worth or value of a man (apparently equal to 100 shillings)

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