Modern English → Old English
Old English word for arch
5 headwords match “arch”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; biegels ranks first.
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arch — arch
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bīeġels genitive singular bīeġelses dative singular bīeġelse accusative singular bīeġels nominative plural bīeġelsas genitive plural bīeġelsa -
arch — vault, arch
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hwealf strong nominative singular feminine hwealf strong nominative singular neuter hwealf strong accusative singular masculine hwealfne strong accusative singular feminine hwealfe strong accusative singular neuter hwealf -
arch — a natural stone arch, as the entrance of a cave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular stānboga genitive singular stānbogan dative singular stānbogan accusative singular stānbogan nominative plural stānbogan genitive plural stānbogena -
arch — bow (weapon)
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular boga genitive singular bogan dative singular bogan accusative singular bogan nominative plural bogan genitive plural bogena -
arch — to arch, curve, bend
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative hwielfe first-person singular past indicative hwielfde second-person singular present indicative hwielfest, hwielfst second-person singular past indicative hwielfdest third-person singular present indicative hwielfeþ, hwielfþ third-person singular past indicative hwielfde
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “arch” 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 “arch”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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