eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for slain

4 headwords match “slain”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; mannbot ranks first.

  1. 1

    mannbot

    score 9

    noun

    slain — a fine paid to the lord of a slain person

  2. 2

    wæl

    score 8

    noun

    slain — slaughter, carnage

  3. 3

    mægbot

    score 7

    noun

    slain — recompense paid to the family of a slain person

  4. 4

    wælreaf

    score 6

    noun

    slain — spoils of war, spoils taken from the slain

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