Modern English → Old English
Old English word for clean
5 headwords match “clean”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; clæne ranks first.
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clean — clean
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine clǣne strong nominative singular feminine clǣnu, clǣno strong nominative singular neuter clǣne strong accusative singular masculine clǣnne strong accusative singular feminine clǣne strong accusative singular neuter clǣne -
clean — clean as glass
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine glæshlūtor strong nominative singular feminine glæshlūtoru, glæshlūtru, glæshlūtoro, glæshlūtro strong nominative singular neuter glæshlūtor strong accusative singular masculine glæshlūtorne strong accusative singular feminine glæshlūtore, glæshlūtre strong accusative singular neuter glæshlūtor -
clean — to clean, wipe
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative weoxiġe first-person singular past indicative weoxode second-person singular present indicative weoxast second-person singular past indicative weoxodest third-person singular present indicative weoxaþ third-person singular past indicative weoxode -
clean — to clean, cleanse
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative clǣnsiġe first-person singular past indicative clǣnsode second-person singular present indicative clǣnsast second-person singular past indicative clǣnsodest third-person singular present indicative clǣnsaþ third-person singular past indicative clǣnsode -
clean — sober, moderate
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sȳferlīċ strong nominative singular feminine sȳferlīċ, sȳferlīċu, sȳferlīċo strong nominative singular neuter sȳferlīċ strong accusative singular masculine sȳferlīcne strong accusative singular feminine sȳferlīċe strong accusative singular neuter sȳferlīċ
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “clean” 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 “clean”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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