Modern English → Old English
Old English word for absent
3 headwords match “absent”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; æfweard ranks first.
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absent — absent
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine æfweard strong nominative singular feminine æfweard strong nominative singular neuter æfweard strong accusative singular masculine æfweardne strong accusative singular feminine æfwearde strong accusative singular neuter æfweard -
absent — to delay, defer, obstruct, besiege
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forsitte first-person singular past indicative forsæt second-person singular present indicative forsitst second-person singular past indicative forsǣte third-person singular present indicative forsitt, forsit third-person singular past indicative forsæt -
absent — to stand against, stand in the way of, resist, be a match for (+ dative)
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative wiþstande first-person singular past indicative wiþstōd second-person singular present indicative wiþstenst, wiþstentst second-person singular past indicative wiþstōde third-person singular present indicative wiþstent third-person singular past indicative wiþstōd
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “absent” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “absent”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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