Modern English → Old English
Old English word for bitter
5 headwords match “bitter”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; biter ranks first.
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bitter — bitter (taste etc.)
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine biter strong nominative singular feminine biter strong nominative singular neuter biter strong accusative singular masculine biterne strong accusative singular feminine bitere, bitre strong accusative singular neuter biter -
bitter — bitter, acidic, sour
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine āfor strong nominative singular feminine āforu, āfru, āforo, āfro strong nominative singular neuter āfor strong accusative singular masculine āforne strong accusative singular feminine āfore, āfre strong accusative singular neuter āfor -
bitter — bitter; painful; severe
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine torn strong nominative singular feminine torn strong nominative singular neuter torn strong accusative singular masculine torne strong accusative singular feminine torne strong accusative singular neuter torn -
bitter — to be or become bitter
- 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 biteriġe first-person singular past indicative biterode second-person singular present indicative biterast second-person singular past indicative biterodest third-person singular present indicative biteraþ third-person singular past indicative biterode -
bitter — bitter with winter
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine winterbiter strong nominative singular feminine winterbiter strong nominative singular neuter winterbiter strong accusative singular masculine winterbiterne strong accusative singular feminine winterbitere, winterbitre strong accusative singular neuter winterbiter
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “bitter” 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 “bitter”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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