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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for sustain

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

  1. 1

    afercian

    score 8

    verb

    sustain — to support, sustain

  2. verb

    sustain — to support, sustain

  3. 3

    geþolian

    score 6

    verb

    sustain — to be subjected, to suffer what is evil, thole, endure, sustain

  4. 4

    acuman

    score 5

    verb

    sustain — to come, go

  5. 5

    beran

    score 3

    verb

    sustain — to carry, bear, hold

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