Modern English → Old English
Old English word for bottom
5 headwords match “bottom”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; botm ranks first.
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bottom — bottom; foundation
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular botm genitive singular botmes dative singular botme accusative singular botm nominative plural botmas genitive plural botma -
bottom — lowness, a low place, the bottom
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular niþernes genitive singular niþernesse dative singular niþernesse accusative singular niþernesse nominative plural niþernessa, niþernesse genitive plural niþernessa -
bottom — the bottom (of something)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine neoþeweard strong nominative singular feminine neoþeweard strong nominative singular neuter neoþeweard strong accusative singular masculine neoþeweardne strong accusative singular feminine neoþewearde strong accusative singular neuter neoþeweard -
bottom — hollow, depression
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular colc genitive singular colces dative singular colce accusative singular colc nominative plural colcas genitive plural colca -
bottom — ground
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular grund genitive singular grundes dative singular grunde accusative singular grund nominative plural grundas genitive plural grunda
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “bottom” 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 “bottom”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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