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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for always

9 headwords match “always”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 9 strongest follow; awa ranks first.

  1. 1

    awa

    score 12

    adverb

    always — always, ever, forever

    • opens the headword's definition
  2. 2

    awo

    score 12

    adverb

    always — always, ever

    • opens the headword's definition
  3. 3

    simle

    score 12

    adverb

    always — always, constantly

    • opens the headword's definition
  4. 4

    ealneg

    score 12

    adverb

    always — always, perpetually

    • opens the headword's definition
  5. 5

    simel-

    score 12

    prefix

    always — always, constantly

    • opens the headword's definition
  6. 6

    ealning

    score 12

    adverb

    always — always

    • opens the headword's definition
  7. 7

    ealne weg

    score 10

    adverb

    always — always

    • opens the headword's definition
  8. 8

    a

    score 8

    adverb

    always — ever, always

    • appears in the definition
  9. 9

    simelfarende

    score 5

    adjective · 11 inflected forms

    always — always-traveling; nomadic

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine simelfarende
    strong nominative singular feminine simelfarendu, simelfarendo
    strong nominative singular neuter simelfarende
    strong accusative singular masculine simelfarendne
    strong accusative singular feminine simelfarende
    strong accusative singular neuter simelfarende

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “always” 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.

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