Modern English → Old English
Old English word for ask
5 headwords match “ask”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ascian ranks first.
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ask — to ask (+ genitive a question) (+ accusative a person) (+ genitive about something)
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āsciġe first-person singular past indicative āscode second-person singular present indicative āscast second-person singular past indicative āscodest third-person singular present indicative āscaþ third-person singular past indicative āscode -
ask — lizard
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular āþexe genitive singular āþexan dative singular āþexan accusative singular āþexan nominative plural āþexan genitive plural āþexena -
ask — examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ǣsċe genitive singular ǣsċan dative singular ǣsċan accusative singular ǣsċan nominative plural ǣsċan genitive plural ǣsċena -
ask — prone to, or tending to ask; suppliant
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine bedul strong nominative singular feminine bedul strong nominative singular neuter bedul strong accusative singular masculine bedulne strong accusative singular feminine bedule strong accusative singular neuter bedul -
ask — to ask
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative frāgiġe first-person singular past indicative frāgode second-person singular present indicative frāgast second-person singular past indicative frāgodest third-person singular present indicative frāgaþ third-person singular past indicative frāgode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “ask” 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 “ask”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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