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Old English word for barrel

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

  1. 1

    tunne

    score 15

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    barrel — barrel, cask

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular tunne
    genitive singular tunnan
    dative singular tunnan
    accusative singular tunnan
    nominative plural tunnan
    genitive plural tunnena
  2. 2

    tyncen

    score 9

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

    barrel — a small barrel; cask

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular tynċen
    genitive singular tynċenes
    dative singular tynċene
    accusative singular tynċen
    nominative plural tynċenu
    genitive plural tynċena
  3. 3

    colc

    score 8

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

    barrel — hollow, depression

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular colc
    genitive singular colces
    dative singular colce
    accusative singular colc
    nominative plural colcas
    genitive plural colca
  4. 4

    byrla

    score 8

    noun, masculine · weak · 4 inflected forms

    barrel — trunk, body

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular byrla
    genitive singular byrlan
    dative singular byrlan
    accusative singular byrlan
    nominative plural byrlan
    genitive plural byrlena

How this ranking works

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