Old English Word Roots
The building blocks of English vocabulary. Every root below traces a word back to its Latin, Greek, or older origin — follow a root to see every word that grew from it.
Old English (2565)
rīdan
2
rīfe
1
rīpe
1
rīsan
4
rīċe
1
rōse
1
rōt
1
rōwan
1
rūg
1
rūm
3
rūnian
1
rǣd
1
rǣdan
3
rǣde
1
rǣdels
1
rǣden
1
rǣran
1
rǣċan
1
sacan
2
sacc
1
sacleas
1
sacu
3
saga
1
sagu
1
saht
1
sahtlian
1
same
1
sanct
1
sand
4
Sandwīċ
1
sang
3
sangestre
1
scaterian
1
sceabb
1
sceacan
2
sceacul
1
sceadu
6
sceaga
1
sceald
1
sceanca
1
sceard
1
scearfian
1
scearp
2
sceawian
2
sceoh
1
sceoppa
1
sceort
4
sceot
1
sceppe
1
sceran
1
scield
2
sciell
1
scieppan
3
scilian
1
scill
1
scinan
1
scinn
1
scip
3
scipian
1
scoru
4
scotung
1
scrapian
1
scrincan
1
sculdra
1
scunian
1
scyttan
1
scēadan
1
scēap
1
scēawian
1
scēotan
1
scēte
1
scīn
2
scīnan
2
scōl
1
scōlere
1
scōn
1
scǣnan
1
sealf
1
sealh
1
sealt
3
secgan
8
segl
1
seldan
2
self
5
sellan
1
sendan
2
senġan
1
seoc
2
seofon
2
seofon niht
1
seofontīene
1
seolc
3
seolcen
1
seolfor
2
seolh
1
seon
1