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Rhymes
1. If an Old English word (e.g. bebod "commandment") has prefixes, suffixes, or initial consonants remove them all to go by the rhyme alone (-od).
2. Look for the rhyme (-od) in the list to find the corresponding Modern English rhyme (-ode) beside it.
3. Add the prefixes, suffixes, or initial consonants again, modernizing them if need ( bebode).
| Old English | Modern English |
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| -ā | -o, -oe |
| -āc, āca | -oke, -oak |
| -aca, -acu | -ake |
| -acan | -ake |
| -ācen | -oken |
| -ācian | -oke, -oak |
| -acian | -ake |
| -acod | -aked |
| -ād | -ode, -oad |
| -ādian | -ode, -oad |
| -adian | -ade |
| -āf | -oaf |
| -afa, -afu | -ave |
| -afian | -ave |
| -afol | -avel |
| -āg | -ow |
| -aga | -aw |
| -āgian | -ow |
| -agian | -aw |
| -āh | -oe,-ow |
| -āht | -aught |
| -āl | -ole, -oal |
| -ala, -alu | -ale |
| -alan | -ale |
| -alga | -allow |
| -alian | -ale |
| -ām | -ome, -oam |
| -ama, -amu | -ame |
| -amb | -omb, -amb |
| -amm | -am |
| -ān | -one, -oan |
| -ana, -anu | -ane |
| -ancol | -ankle |
| -andian | -and |
| -ang | -ong |
| -ann | -an |
| -āp | -ope, -oap |
| -ap, apa, -apu | -ape |
| -ār | -ore, -oar |
| -ara, -aru | -are |
| -aran | -are |
| -ārian | -ore, -oar |
| -arian | -are |
| -ās | -ose |
| -āst | -ost |
| -āt | -ote, -oat |
| -ātan | -ote, -oat |
| -ata, -atu | -ate |
| -atian | -ate |
| -att | -at |
| -āð | -oth, -oath |
| -aðian | -athe |
| -awan, -awian | -aw |
| -awu | -aw |
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| -ǣ | -ea, -ee |
| -æc | -ack |
| -ǣcan | -each, -eech |
| -ǣce | -each, -eech |
| -æcca | -atch |
| -ǣd | -ead, -eed |
| -æd | -ad, -ade |
| -ǣddre, -ǣdder | -adder |
| -æf | --aff |
| -ǣfa | -eave |
| -æfl, -æfel | -avel |
| -ǣg, -ǣge, -ǣga | -ey |
| -æg | -ay |
| -ægl | -ail |
| -ægn | -ain |
| -ǣl, -ǣle | -eal, eel |
| -æl | -ale |
| -ǣlan | -eal, eel |
| -ǣm | -eam, -eem |
| -ǣn, -ǣne | -ean, -een |
| -ǣnan | -ean, -een |
| -ǣnsian | -eanse |
| -ǣp | -eap, -eep |
| -æppan, æppian | -ap |
| -ǣr | -ear |
| -ær | -are |
| -æs | -ass |
| -ǣst | -ast |
| -æst | -ast |
| -æt | -at |
| -ǣð | -eath |
| -æð | -ath |
| -æðel | -athel, addle |
| -æðm | -athom |
| -ǣw | -ew |
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| -eac | -eek, -eak |
| -ead | -ed |
| -eadu | -adow, (oblique) -ade |
| -eaf | -eaf |
| -eag | -ye |
| -eah | -ea |
| -eal | -eal |
| -ealc | -alk |
| -ealh | -alk, (oblique) -ale |
| -eall, -ealla | -all |
| -ealm | -alm |
| -ealt | -alt |
| -ealu | -allow |
| -eam | -eam, -eem |
| -ean | -ean, -een |
| -eap | -eap, -eep |
| -ear | -ear, -eer |
| -earc | -ark |
| -earcian | -ark |
| -eard | -ard |
| -earg | -arrow |
| -earm | -arm |
| -earn | -earn, -ern |
| -eas | -ease, eece |
| -eat | -eat, eet |
| -eað | -eath |
| -eaw | -ew |
| -eax | -ax |
| -ecan | -eak |
| -ecg | -edge |
| -ēd | -eed |
| -efn | -even |
| -ega | -ay |
| -ega, -egian | -ay |
| -ela, -elu | -eal |
| -eld | -ield |
| -eltan | -elt |
| -ene | -ean, een |
| -engan | -inge |
| -enn | -en |
| -eo | -ee |
| -eoc | -eek |
| -eod | -eed |
| -eof | -ief |
| -eogan | -y, -ie |
| -eoh | -ough |
| -eoht | -ight |
| -eol | -eel |
| -eolc | -ilk |
| -eolh | -elk, (oblique) -eal |
| -eolu | -ellow |
| -eom, -eoma | -eem, -eam |
| -eon | -een |
| -eor | -eer, -ear |
| -eoran | -eer, -ear |
| -eorc | -ark, (w-) -ork |
| -eord | -ord |
| -eorg | -arrow |
| -eort | -art |
| -eorð | -earth, (w-) -orth |
| -eost | -eest |
| -eow | -ew, -ue |
| -eox | -ix |
| -ere | -ere, ear |
| -erian | -erry |
| -ēt, ēte | -eet |
| -et, -ete | -eat, -eet, -ete |
| -etl | -ettle |
| -eēð | -eeth |
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| -īc | -ich, -itch, (Norse influence) -ike |
| -īca | -ike |
| -īcan | -ike |
| -ica, -icu | -eak, -eek, -ick |
| -icca | -ick |
| -iccan | -itch |
| -icce | -itch |
| -iccian | -ick |
| -icel | -ichel, (Norse influence) -ickle |
| -icerian | -icker |
| -icol | -ickle |
| -icor | -icker |
| -īd | -ide |
| -id, -idu | -id |
| -īdan | -ide |
| -idda | -id |
| -iddan | -id |
| -idol | -iddle |
| -idor | -idder |
| -ieldan | -ield |
| -īene | -een |
| -iernan | -urn |
| -īete | -eet |
| -īf | -ife |
| -if | -iff |
| -ifer | -iver |
| -ife | -ieve |
| -ifian | -ive |
| -īg | -y |
| -ig | -y |
| -ige | -ye |
| -īgian | -y, -ie |
| -iht | -ight |
| -ihtan | -ight |
| -īl | -ile |
| -īm, -īma | -ime |
| -im, -imm | -im |
| -īn | -ine |
| -īnan | -ine |
| -in, -inn | -in |
| -inc | -ink |
| -ince | -inch |
| -ing | -ing |
| -ingan, -ingian | -ing |
| -īp | -ipe |
| -ippa | -ip |
| -īr, -īre | -ire |
| -īs | -ice |
| -isgian | -usy, -izzy |
| -isgu | -usy, -izzy |
| -isig | -usy, -izzy |
| -īt | -ite |
| -ita | -it |
| -itel | -ittle |
| -iter | -itter |
| -īð | -ith |
| -ið | -ith |
| -īðan | -ithe |
| -īðe | -ithe |
| -itte | -it |
| -ittian | -it |
| -iw | -ew, -ue |
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| -ōc | -ook |
| -oca | -oke |
| -ōcan | -ook |
| -occ | -ock |
| -ocor | -oker |
| -ōd | -ood |
| -od, oda | -ode |
| -ōf | -oof |
| -ofer | -over |
| -oga | -ow |
| -ogian | -ow |
| -ōh | -ough |
| -oht | -ought |
| -ōl | -ool |
| -ol | -ole |
| -old | -old, -ould |
| -olh | -ollow |
| -olt | -olt |
| -ōm | -oom |
| -ōn, -ōna | -oon |
| -ōp | -oop |
| -op, -opa | -ope |
| -opian | -ope |
| -opp, -oppa, oppa | -op |
| -oppian | -op |
| -ōr | -oor |
| -or, -ora, ore, oru | --ore |
| -ord | -ord, -oard |
| -org, -orh | -orrow, (from cases without -g/h) -ore |
| -osm | -osom |
| -osp | -osp |
| -ōt | -oot |
| -ot | -oat, ote |
| -ōð | -ooth |
| -ott | -ot |
| -ōwan | -ow |
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| -ū | -ow |
| -ūcan | -ook, -uck |
| -ucca | -uck |
| -ūd | -oud |
| -ufa | -ove |
| -ūfe | -ouve |
| -ufian | -ove |
| -ūgan | -ow |
| -ūh | -ough |
| -ūl | -oul |
| -ūm | -oom |
| -um | -om, um |
| -uma | -ome, om |
| -umb | -umb |
| -umbian | -umb |
| -umor | -ummer |
| -ūn | -own |
| -un, -una | -on, -one |
| -under, -undor | -under |
| -undian | -ound |
| -ung | -ung |
| -ūnd | -ound |
| -unne | -un |
| -ūr | -our, -ower |
| -urg, -urh | -urrow, -orough |
| -urðor | -urther |
| -ūs | -ouse |
| -ūt | -out |
| -ūð | -outh |
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| -ȳ | --ie, -y |
| -yb, -ybb | -ib |
| -ycce | -itch |
| -ycel | -uchel, (shortened) -uch |
| -ycg | -idge |
| -ȳd | -ide |
| -ȳdan | -ide |
| -yge | -ye, -ie |
| -yft | -ift |
| -yht | -ight |
| -yld | -ild |
| -yllan | -ill |
| -ylst | -ilst |
| -ylt, -ylte | -uilt, -ilt |
| -ym, -ymm, -ymma | -im |
| -yncan | -ink |
| -yndan | -ind |
| -yne | -in |
| -ynian | -in |
| -ynn, -ynne | -in |
| -ynt | -int |
| -ȳpa | -ipe |
| -ȳpan | -ipe |
| -yppan | -ip |
| -ȳr | -ire |
| -yrcan | -ork |
| -yrd | -eird |
| -yre | -ure |
| -yrel | -irl |
| -yrian | -ir |
| -yrst | -irst, -urst |
| -ȳs | -ice |
| -ystan | -ist, -urst |
| -ytan | -it |
| -ȳt | -ite |
| -ȳtan | -ite |
| -ȳtel | -ittle |
| -ȳðan | -ithe |
| -ȳðð | -ith |
| -ytt, -ytta | -it |
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