Modern English → Old English
Old English word for bench
5 headwords match “bench”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; benc ranks first.
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bench — bench
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular benċ genitive singular benċe dative singular benċe accusative singular benċ, benċe nominative plural benċe, benċa genitive plural benċa -
bench — bench
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular banc genitive singular bance dative singular bance accusative singular bance nominative plural banca, bance genitive plural banca -
bench — bench
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular banca genitive singular bancan dative singular bancan accusative singular bancan nominative plural bancan genitive plural bancena -
bench — a rower's bench
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þoft genitive singular þofte dative singular þofte accusative singular þofte nominative plural þofta, þofte genitive plural þofta -
bench — a mead-bench, a bench in a hall
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular medubenċ genitive singular medubenċe dative singular medubenċe accusative singular medubenċe nominative plural medubenċa, medubenċe genitive plural medubenċa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “bench” 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 “bench”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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