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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; arce- ranks first.

  1. 1

    arce-

    score 21

    prefix

    arch- — arch-

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
  2. 2

    heah

    score 8

    adjective · 13 inflected forms

    arch- — high, tall

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine hēah
    strong nominative singular feminine hēah
    strong nominative singular neuter hēah
    strong accusative singular masculine hēane, hēanne
    strong accusative singular feminine hēa
    strong accusative singular neuter hēah
  3. 3

    þeod

    score 8

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

    arch- — nation, people

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular þēod
    genitive singular þēode
    dative singular þēode
    accusative singular þēode
    nominative plural þēoda, þēode
    genitive plural þēoda
  4. 4

    regn-

    score 5

    prefix

    arch- — very

  5. 5

    þeodloga

    score 3

    noun, masculine · weak · 4 inflected forms

    arch- — a great liar; an arch-imposter

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular þēodloga
    genitive singular þēodlogan
    dative singular þēodlogan
    accusative singular þēodlogan
    nominative plural þēodlogan
    genitive plural þēodlogena

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.

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