eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for sway

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

  1. 1

    dom

    score 8

    noun

    sway — judgment

  2. 2

    gægan

    score 6

    verb

    sway — to sway, totter, stagger

  3. 3

    lacan

    score 6

    verb

    sway — to move about or up and down, like rolling water or flames; to soar, to wave, to sway

  4. 4

    wagian

    score 3

    verb

    sway — to move back and forth, wag, wave, shake

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