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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for boldness

5 headwords match “boldness”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; bealdnes ranks first.

  1. 1

    bealdnes

    score 24

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 2 inflected forms

    boldness — boldness

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular bealdnes
    genitive singular bealdnesse
    dative singular bealdnesse
    accusative singular bealdnesse
  2. 2

    bieldu

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong īn-stem · 4 inflected forms

    boldness — boldness, confidence

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular bieldu
    genitive singular bieldu, bielde
    dative singular bieldu, bielde
    accusative singular bieldu, bielde
    nominative plural bieldu, bielde
    genitive plural bielda
  3. 3

    snelscipe

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong i-stem · 5 inflected forms

    boldness — boldness, bravery

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular snelsċipe
    genitive singular snelsċipes
    dative singular snelsċipe
    accusative singular snelsċipe
    nominative plural snelsċipas
    genitive plural snelsċipa
  4. 4

    cenþu

    score 12

    noun, feminine

    boldness — boldness; bravery; keenness

    • opens the headword's definition
  5. 5

    cafsciepe

    score 9

    noun, masculine · strong i-stem · 5 inflected forms

    boldness — alacrity, energy, promptness, boldness

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular cāfsċiepe
    genitive singular cāfsċiepes
    dative singular cāfsċiepe
    accusative singular cāfsċiepe
    nominative plural cāfsċiepas
    genitive plural cāfsċiepa

How this ranking works

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

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