eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for spare

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

  1. 1

    sparian

    score 8

    verb

    spare — to spare

  2. 2

    arian

    score 6

    verb

    spare — to show mercy to, spare

  3. 3

    beorgan

    score 5

    verb

    spare — to save, deliver

  4. 4

    geliesan

    score 4

    verb

    spare — to redeem, release, save, spare

  5. 5

    wandian

    score 3

    verb

    spare — to hesitate (with æt = about something)

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