Modern English → Old English
Old English word for christian
7 headwords match “christian”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; cristen ranks first.
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christian — Christian
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine cristen strong nominative singular feminine cristenu, cristnu, cristeno, cristno strong nominative singular neuter cristen strong accusative singular masculine cristenne strong accusative singular feminine cristene, cristne strong accusative singular neuter cristen -
christian — a Christian
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular crīstenmann genitive singular crīstenmannes dative singular crīstenmenn accusative singular crīstenmann nominative plural crīstenmenn genitive plural crīstenmanna -
christian — a worshipper of the cross; a Christian
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rōdweorþiend genitive singular rōdweorþiendes dative singular rōdweorþiende accusative singular rōdweorþiend nominative plural rōdweorþiend, rōdweorþiende, rōdweorþiendas genitive plural rōdweorþiendra -
christian — unbelieving, infidel
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unġelēafsum strong nominative singular feminine unġelēafsumu, unġelēafsmu, unġelēafsumo, unġelēafsmo strong nominative singular neuter unġelēafsum strong accusative singular masculine unġelēafsumne strong accusative singular feminine unġelēafsume, unġelēafsme strong accusative singular neuter unġelēafsum -
christian — tree of victory, Christian cross
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular siġebēam genitive singular siġebēames dative singular siġebēame accusative singular siġebēam nominative plural siġebēamas genitive plural siġebēama -
christian — prison
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wītehūs genitive singular wītehūses dative singular wītehūse accusative singular wītehūs nominative plural wītehūs genitive plural wītehūsa -
christian — humanity (meaning "the state of being human", not "mankind"; the word for "mankind" was ma
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mennisċnes genitive singular mennisċnesse dative singular mennisċnesse accusative singular mennisċnesse
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “christian” 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 “christian”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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