Modern English → Old English
Old English word for brave
10 headwords match “brave”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; beald ranks first.
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brave — brave, bold
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine beald strong nominative singular feminine beald strong nominative singular neuter beald strong accusative singular masculine bealdne strong accusative singular feminine bealde strong accusative singular neuter beald -
brave — brave man, hero
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hearding genitive singular heardinges dative singular heardinge accusative singular hearding nominative plural heardingas genitive plural heardinga -
brave — brave
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine heaþurōf strong nominative singular feminine heaþurōf strong nominative singular neuter heaþurōf strong accusative singular masculine heaþurōfne strong accusative singular feminine heaþurōfe strong accusative singular neuter heaþurōf -
brave — brave in battle
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hildedēor strong nominative singular feminine hildedēor strong nominative singular neuter hildedēor strong accusative singular masculine hildedēorne strong accusative singular feminine hildedēore strong accusative singular neuter hildedēor -
brave — brave, bold as a wild beast
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine dēor strong nominative singular feminine dēor strong nominative singular neuter dēor strong accusative singular masculine dēorne strong accusative singular feminine dēore strong accusative singular neuter dēor -
brave — bold, brave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þrīste strong nominative singular feminine þrīstu, þrīsto strong nominative singular neuter þrīste strong accusative singular masculine þrīstne strong accusative singular feminine þrīste strong accusative singular neuter þrīste -
brave — strong-hearted, brave, daring
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine swīþferhþ strong nominative singular feminine swīþferhþ strong nominative singular neuter swīþferhþ strong accusative singular masculine swīþferhþne strong accusative singular feminine swīþferhþe strong accusative singular neuter swīþferhþ -
brave — vigorous, strong; valiant, brave, keen
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine rōf strong nominative singular feminine rōf strong nominative singular neuter rōf strong accusative singular masculine rōfne strong accusative singular feminine rōfe strong accusative singular neuter rōf -
brave — hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine heard strong nominative singular feminine heard strong nominative singular neuter heard strong accusative singular masculine heardne strong accusative singular feminine hearde strong accusative singular neuter heard -
brave — quick
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hwæt strong nominative singular feminine hwatu, hwato strong nominative singular neuter hwæt strong accusative singular masculine hwætne strong accusative singular feminine hwate strong accusative singular neuter hwæt
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “brave” 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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