eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for snatch

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

  1. 1

    snæccan

    score 7

    verb

    snatch — to bite, as to taste; nibble

  2. 2

    læccan

    score 6

    verb

    snatch — to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)

  3. 3

    gegripan

    score 6

    verb

    snatch — to gripe, grab, grasp, seize, snatch from, lay hold of, take with the hands, take with vio

  4. 4

    gelæccan

    score 6

    verb

    snatch — to grab (sometimes violently: snatch, catch, apprehend)

  5. 5

    oþgripan

    score 6

    verb

    snatch — to snatch away; to seize and take away

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