User blog comment:MýnÆnglishTáwk/Getting Anglish to be written ond spoken more/@comment-1045231-20180501184417/@comment-86.28.125.193-20190325040226

Thanks to its long path through French, it is barely linked to its Germanish root in meaning (or maybe even in spelling). Another word from that same root would be "tear". Words like "seek" or "bid" do a good job of taking its stead.