Modern English → Old English
Old English word for bit
10 headwords match “bit”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; slota ranks first.
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bit — bit, morsel, mouthful
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular slota genitive singular slotan dative singular slotan accusative singular slotan nominative plural slotan genitive plural slotena -
bit — bit, piece, morsel, crumb
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular brēad genitive singular brēades dative singular brēade accusative singular brēad nominative plural brēadru genitive plural brēadra -
bit — bit, muzzle, gag
- opens the headword's definition
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bit — morsel, bit
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular snǣd genitive singular snǣde dative singular snǣde accusative singular snǣd, snǣde nominative plural snǣde, snǣda genitive plural snǣda -
bit — bite (of food), mouthful
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bita genitive singular bitan dative singular bitan accusative singular bitan nominative plural bitan genitive plural bitena -
bit — bite
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
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bit — a bit of cloth, patch
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fana genitive singular fanan dative singular fanan accusative singular fanan nominative plural fanan genitive plural fanena -
bit — a bit; curb (of a bridle)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mīþl, miþl genitive singular mīþles, miþles dative singular mīþle, miþle accusative singular mīþl, miþl nominative plural mīþl, miþlu genitive plural mīþla, miþla -
bit — small piece, bit, morsel
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular snād genitive singular snāde dative singular snāde accusative singular snāde nominative plural snāda, snāde genitive plural snāda -
bit — mustache
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cenep genitive singular cenepes dative singular cenepe accusative singular cenep nominative plural cenepas genitive plural cenepa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “bit” 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 “bit”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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