| English | German | |
| bald {adj} [head, tree, also literary] | 4009 kahl | |
| hitherto {adv} [literary] | 1828 bisher | |
| manifold {adj} [formal or literary] | 1766 vielfältig | |
| Alas! [literary or hum.] | 1219 Ach! | |
| nigh {adj} [archaic, literary or dialect] | 706 nah | |
| whither {adv} [archaic or literary] | 706 wohin | |
| thenceforth {adv} [archaic or literary] [from that time onward] | 702 seitdem | |
| thenceforth {adv} [archaic or literary] | 700 fortan [geh.] | |
| sear {adj} [literary] | 576 welk | |
| sear {adj} [literary] | 568 verdorrt | |
| wroth {adj} [chiefly literary] | 559 erzürnt | |
| hitherto {adv} [literary] | 558 bislang | |
| thrice {adv} [archaic or literary] | 553 dreimal | |
| thus {adv} [literary or formal] [as a result or consequence of this, therefore] | 528 daher [aus diesem Grund, deshalb] | |
| Hark! [literary] [to several people] | 521 Hört! | |
| wroth {adj} [chiefly literary] | 512 ergrimmt [geh.] | |
| thither {adv} [archaic or literary] [to that place] | 507 dahin | |
| midst {prep} [archaic or literary] | 506 inmitten [+Gen.] | |
| wrathful {adj} [literary] | 505 zornig | |
| Hark! [literary] [to one person] | 493 Höre! | |
| asunder {adv} [archaic or literary] | 471 auseinander | |
| wherewith {adv} [archaic] [literary] | 412 womit | |
| fell {adj} [literary] | 377 bestialisch | |
| sorely {adv} [afflicted, troubled, offended] [literary] | 364 zutiefst | |
| cumbrous {adj} [literary] [cumbersome] | 341 schwerfällig | |
| wont {adj} [pred.] [dated, literary] | 308 gewohnt | |
| perfidious {adj} [literary] | 286 perfid [geh.] | |
| atop {adv} [literary] | 285 obenauf | |
| wherefore {adv} [archaic / literary] | 285 weswegen | |
| ireful {adj} [literary] | 275 zornig | |
| direful {adj} [archaic] [literary] | 245 grässlich | |
| matutinal {adj} [literary] | 242 morgendlich | |
| unto {prep} [archaic / literary] | 237 zu | |
| matutinal {adj} [literary] | 222 früh [morgendlich, am frühen Morgen] | |
| sere {adj} [literary] | 221 vertrocknet | |
| wherefore {adv} [archaic / literary] | 221 weshalb | |
| nescient {adj} [literary] [ignorant] | 218 unwissend | |
| asunder {adv} [archaic or literary] | 214 entzwei | |
| nescient {adj} [literary] [ignorant] | 206 ungebildet | |
| oft {adv} [archaic, literary] | 203 oft | |
| sb. slew [archaic or literary] | 200 jd. erschlug | |
| save {conj} [formal or literary] [except] | 192 ausgenommen | |
| thus {adv} [literary or formal] [therefore] | 181 mithin [geh.] [folglich, deshalb] | |
| contiguous {adj} [literary] | 174 anliegend [angrenzend] | |
| wonted {adj} [literary] | 168 gewohnt | |
| vainglorious {adj} [literary] [pej.] | 166 aufgeblasen [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| dun {adj} [literary] [dark] | 153 dunkel | |
| redolent {adj} [literary] [archaic] [fragrant] | 153 wohlriechend [geh.] | |
| noisome {adj} [literary] [arousing disgust (esp. smell)] | 144 widerlich [bes. Geruch] | |
| sans {prep} [literary, hum.] [without] | 140 ohne [+Akk.] | |