eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for urge

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

  1. 1

    tyhtendlic

    score 9

    adjective

    urge — able to urge or encourage

  2. 2

    scyan

    score 8

    verb

    urge — to prompt, urge

  3. 3

    þrafian

    score 8

    verb

    urge — to urge

  4. 4

    bædan

    score 6

    verb

    urge — to constrain, incite, compel, urge; to demand

  5. 5

    manian

    score 6

    verb

    urge — to urge, to admonish (to bring to mind what should be done or what should not be forgotten

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