eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for violence

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

  1. 1

    hæst

    score 15

    noun

    violence — violence, fury

  2. 2

    wolbryne

    score 11

    noun

    violence — deadly violence

  3. 3

    wælniþ

    score 9

    noun

    violence — deadly hatred, violence

  4. 4

    þreatung

    score 9

    noun

    violence — compulsion, force, violence, oppression

  5. 5

    scyldwite

    score 9

    noun

    violence — fine for a crime of violence

Scores and definitions come from the Wiktionary data build. Attribution · Wiktionary