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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for binding

2 headwords match “binding”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 2 strongest follow; gebind ranks first.

  1. 1

    gebind

    score 15

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 5 inflected forms

    binding — binding, fastening, bond

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġebind
    genitive singular ġebindes
    dative singular ġebinde
    accusative singular ġebind
    nominative plural ġebind
    genitive plural ġebinda
  2. 2

    nostle

    score 6

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

    binding — a narrow band or ribbon worn around the head, usually as an ornament; headband

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular nostle
    genitive singular nostlan
    dative singular nostlan
    accusative singular nostlan
    nominative plural nostlan
    genitive plural nostlena

How this ranking works

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

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