eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for wait

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

  1. 1

    abad

    score 15

    noun

    wait — wait, delay

  2. 2

    geset

    score 9

    noun

    wait — sitting, lying in wait, ambush

  3. 3

    bidan

    score 8

    verb

    wait — to wait

  4. 4

    gebidan

    score 8

    verb

    wait — to wait, bide

  5. 5

    abidan

    score 6

    verb

    wait — to wait (+genitive for something)

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