Modern English → Old English
Old English word for brass
7 headwords match “brass”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; bræs ranks first.
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brass — ore
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bræs genitive singular bræses dative singular bræse accusative singular bræs nominative plural brasu genitive plural brasa -
brass — brass, brazen
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣren strong nominative singular feminine ǣrenu, ǣrnu, ǣreno, ǣrno strong nominative singular neuter ǣren strong accusative singular masculine ǣrenne strong accusative singular feminine ǣrene, ǣrne strong accusative singular neuter ǣren -
brass — brass
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine bresen strong nominative singular feminine bresenu, breseno strong nominative singular neuter bresen strong accusative singular masculine bresenne strong accusative singular feminine bresene strong accusative singular neuter bresen -
brass — ore, brass, copper
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ār genitive singular āres dative singular āre accusative singular ār nominative plural āras genitive plural āra -
brass — a kind of brass
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mæsling genitive singular mæslinges dative singular mæslinge accusative singular mæsling nominative plural mæsling genitive plural mæslinga -
brass — ore, unwrought metal
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ōra genitive singular ōran dative singular ōran accusative singular ōran nominative plural ōran genitive plural ōrena -
brass — to cover in brass
- appears in the definition
- verb: derivation noise is possible
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “brass” 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 “brass”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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