Modern English → Old English
Old English word for circle
6 headwords match “circle”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 6 strongest follow; circul ranks first.
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circle — circle
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċircul genitive singular ċircules dative singular ċircule accusative singular ċircul nominative plural ċirculas genitive plural ċircula -
circle — circle
- opens the headword's definition
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circle — ring; circle
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular trendel genitive singular trendles dative singular trendle accusative singular trendel nominative plural trendlas genitive plural trendla -
circle — ring (circular band)
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hring genitive singular hringes dative singular hringe accusative singular hring nominative plural hringas genitive plural hringa -
circle — to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative winde first-person singular past indicative wand second-person singular present indicative winst, wintst second-person singular past indicative wunde third-person singular present indicative wint third-person singular past indicative wand -
circle — the form or fashion of a circle
- appears in the definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “circle” 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 “circle”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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