Modern English → Old English
Old English word for calf
8 headwords match “calf”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; cealf ranks first.
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calf — calf (young cow)
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċealf genitive singular ċealfes dative singular ċealfe accusative singular ċealf nominative plural ċealfru genitive plural ċealfra -
calf — calf (of the leg)
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular spearlira genitive singular spearliran dative singular spearliran accusative singular spearliran nominative plural spearliran genitive plural spearlirena -
calf — foal, colt
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fola genitive singular folan dative singular folan accusative singular folan nominative plural folan genitive plural folena -
calf — sparrow
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular spearwa genitive singular spearwan dative singular spearwan accusative singular spearwan nominative plural spearwan genitive plural spearwena -
calf — pregnant (with a foal, or with an elephant calf or camel calf)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġefol strong nominative singular feminine ġefol strong nominative singular neuter ġefol strong accusative singular masculine ġefolne strong accusative singular feminine ġefole strong accusative singular neuter ġefol -
calf — pregnant (with a calf or fawn)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġeċealf strong nominative singular feminine ġeċealf strong nominative singular neuter ġeċealf strong accusative singular masculine ġeċealfne strong accusative singular feminine ġeċealfe strong accusative singular neuter ġeċealf -
calf — stirk
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calf — a young bull, bullock, bull-calf
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bulluc genitive singular bulluces dative singular bulluce accusative singular bulluc nominative plural bullucas genitive plural bulluca
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “calf” 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 “calf”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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