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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for amber

4 headwords match “amber”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 4 strongest follow; sap ranks first.

  1. 1

    sap

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    amber — amber, resin

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular sāp
    genitive singular sāpe
    dative singular sāpe
    accusative singular sāpe
    nominative plural sāpa, sāpe
    genitive plural sāpa
  2. 2

    glær

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    amber — amber

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular glǣr
    genitive singular glǣres
    dative singular glǣre
    accusative singular glǣr
    nominative plural glǣras
    genitive plural glǣra
  3. 3

    eolhsand

    score 15

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 5 inflected forms

    amber — amber

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular eolhsand
    genitive singular eolhsandes
    dative singular eolhsande
    accusative singular eolhsand
    nominative plural eolhsand
    genitive plural eolhsanda
  4. 4

    smelting

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    amber — amber

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular smelting
    genitive singular smeltinge
    dative singular smeltinge
    accusative singular smeltinge
    nominative plural smeltinga, smeltinge
    genitive plural smeltinga

How this ranking works

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

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