Modern English → Old English
Old English word for broom
4 headwords match “broom”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 4 strongest follow; brom ranks first.
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broom — broom (the plant)
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular brōm genitive singular brōmes dative singular brōme accusative singular brōm nominative plural brōmas genitive plural brōma -
broom — broom, besom
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular besma genitive singular besman dative singular besman accusative singular besman nominative plural besman genitive plural besmena -
broom — broom (plant) or gorse
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċeacga genitive singular ċeacgan dative singular ċeacgan accusative singular ċeacgan nominative plural ċeacgan genitive plural ċeacgena -
broom — broomy; covered with broom plants
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine brōmiġ strong nominative singular feminine brōmiġu, brōmġu, brōmiġo, brōmġo strong nominative singular neuter brōmiġ strong accusative singular masculine brōmiġne strong accusative singular feminine brōmiġe, brōmġe strong accusative singular neuter brōmiġ
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “broom” 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 “broom”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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