Modern English → Old English
Old English word for battle
5 headwords match “battle”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; guþ ranks first.
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battle — battle, combat
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gūþ genitive singular gūþe dative singular gūþe accusative singular gūþ, gūþe nominative plural gūþe, gūþa genitive plural gūþa -
battle — battle, war
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hild genitive singular hilde dative singular hilde accusative singular hild, hilde nominative plural hilde, hilda genitive plural hilda -
battle — battle, strife, fighting
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sæċċ genitive singular sæċċe dative singular sæċċe accusative singular sæċċe nominative plural sæċċa, sæċċe genitive plural sæċċa -
battle — battle, war
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular beadu genitive singular beadwe dative singular beadwe accusative singular beadwe nominative plural beadwa, beadwe genitive plural beadwa -
battle — battle
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular orrest genitive singular orreste dative singular orreste accusative singular orreste nominative plural orresta, orreste genitive plural orresta
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “battle” 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 “battle”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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