Modern English → Old English
Old English word for ale
5 headwords match “ale”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ealu ranks first.
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ale — beer, ale
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealu genitive singular ealoþ dative singular ealoþ accusative singular ealu nominative plural ealoþ genitive plural ealoþa -
ale — beer, ale
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bēor genitive singular bēores dative singular bēore accusative singular bēor nominative plural bēoras genitive plural bēora -
ale — a vat for storing ale
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealufæt genitive singular ealufætes dative singular ealufæte accusative singular ealufæt nominative plural ealufatu genitive plural ealufata -
ale — a vessel (e.g. cup, bowl, basin, etc.)
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cumb genitive singular cumbes dative singular cumbe accusative singular cumb nominative plural cumbas genitive plural cumba -
ale — an "ale-poet;" one who performs poetry where there is drinking
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealusċop genitive singular ealusċopes dative singular ealusċope accusative singular ealusċop nominative plural ealusċopas genitive plural ealusċopa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “ale” 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 “ale”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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