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Old English word for becarve

1 headword matches “becarve”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. Only one headword matches.

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    beceorfan

    score 15

    verb · strong class III · 14 inflected forms

    becarve — to becarve, cut off, cut or pare away; flay

    • 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 beċeorfe
    first-person singular past indicative beċearf
    second-person singular present indicative beċierfst
    second-person singular past indicative becurfe
    third-person singular present indicative beċierfþ
    third-person singular past indicative beċearf

How this ranking works

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

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