Old English Dictionary

Explore the rich vocabulary of Old English with detailed word analysis, etymologies, and inflection tables

Popular Words

hwæt

what, lo, indeed

cyning

king

eorþe

earth

wer

man

wīf

woman, wife

hūs

house

god

god, deity

heofon

heaven, sky

sunne

sun

mōna

moon

wæter

water

fȳr

fire

About the Old English Dictionary

Old English, also known as Anglo-Saxon, was spoken in England from approximately 450 to 1150 AD. This dictionary provides comprehensive word analysis including etymologies tracing words back to their Proto-Germanic roots, detailed inflection tables showing noun declensions and verb conjugations, and usage examples from historical texts.

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Old English Dictionary