eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for wear

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

  1. 1

    werian

    score 15

    verb

    wear — to use, put on, wear (clothes, ornaments, etc.)

  2. 2

    wegan

    score 5

    verb

    wear — to carry, bear

  3. 3

    awerian

    score 5

    verb

    wear — to ward off

  4. 4

    forcuman

    score 4

    verb

    wear — to overcome, surpass; overtake, destroy, consume, wear out

  5. 5

    getrifulian

    score 4

    verb

    wear — to rub down; wear down or wear away by rubbing

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