Modern English → Old English
Old English word for blow
5 headwords match “blow”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; blawan ranks first.
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blow — to blow; breathe
- 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 blāwe first-person singular past indicative blēow second-person singular present indicative blǣwst second-person singular past indicative blēowe third-person singular present indicative blǣwþ third-person singular past indicative blēow -
blow — blow, strike
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dynt genitive singular dyntes dative singular dynte accusative singular dynt nominative plural dyntas genitive plural dynta -
blow — blue
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine blāw strong nominative singular feminine blāw strong nominative singular neuter blāw strong accusative singular masculine blāwne strong accusative singular feminine blāwe strong accusative singular neuter blāw -
blow — a beating, blow
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bēat genitive singular bēates dative singular bēate accusative singular bēat nominative plural bēat genitive plural bēata -
blow — a slap; smack; a sounding blow
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular plætt genitive singular plættes dative singular plætte accusative singular plætt nominative plural plættas genitive plural plætta
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “blow” 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 “blow”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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