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Old English word for chirm

2 headwords match “chirm”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 2 strongest follow; cierman ranks first.

  1. 1

    cierman

    score 15

    verb · weak class 1 · 17 inflected forms

    chirm — to make a noise, chirm, cry out, shout

    • appears in the definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    • verb: derivation noise is possible
    Paradigm summary
    first-person singular present indicative ċierme
    first-person singular past indicative ċiermde
    second-person singular present indicative ċiermest, ċiermst
    second-person singular past indicative ċiermdest
    third-person singular present indicative ċiermeþ, ċiermþ
    third-person singular past indicative ċiermde
  2. 2

    cierm

    score 10

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    chirm — noise, shout, clamor, uproar

    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ċierm
    genitive singular ċiermes
    dative singular ċierme
    accusative singular ċierm
    nominative plural ċiermas
    genitive plural ċierma

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “chirm” 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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