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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for shire

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

  1. 1

    scir

    score 15

    noun

    shire — office (status of an official)

  2. 2

    scirbiscop

    score 9

    noun

    shire — a bishop responsible for a shire or a diocese

  3. 3

    scirgerefa

    score 9

    noun

    shire — sheriff, chief officer of a shire

  4. 4

    scirmann

    score 7

    noun

    shire — a ruler of a shire

  5. 5

    leodbiscop

    score 6

    noun

    shire — Suffragan bishop.

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