Modern English → Old English
Old English word for cleave
9 headwords match “cleave”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 9 strongest follow; cleofan ranks first.
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cleave — to cleave, split
- 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 clēofe first-person singular past indicative clēaf second-person singular present indicative clīefst second-person singular past indicative clufe third-person singular present indicative clīefþ third-person singular past indicative clēaf -
cleave — to stick (adhere)
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative clifiġe first-person singular past indicative clifode second-person singular present indicative clifast second-person singular past indicative clifodest third-person singular present indicative clifaþ third-person singular past indicative clifode -
cleave — to split, cleave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āclēofe first-person singular past indicative āclēaf second-person singular present indicative āclīefst second-person singular past indicative āclufe third-person singular present indicative āclīefþ third-person singular past indicative āclēaf -
cleave — to split, cleave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative tōslīfe first-person singular past indicative tōslāf second-person singular present indicative tōslīfst second-person singular past indicative tōslife third-person singular present indicative tōslīfþ third-person singular past indicative tōslāf -
cleave — to cleave (separate)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative tōclēofe first-person singular past indicative tōclēaf second-person singular present indicative tōclīefst second-person singular past indicative tōclufe third-person singular present indicative tōclīefþ third-person singular past indicative tōclēaf -
cleave — to cleave, stick to
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative clīfe first-person singular past indicative clāf second-person singular present indicative clīfst second-person singular past indicative clife third-person singular present indicative clīfþ third-person singular past indicative clāf -
cleave — to stick, cleave, adhere
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative clīþe first-person singular past indicative clāþ second-person singular present indicative clīst second-person singular past indicative clide third-person singular present indicative clīþþ, clīþ third-person singular past indicative clāþ -
cleave — to adhere, cleave to, hang on, stick to
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ætfēole first-person singular past indicative ætfealh second-person singular present indicative ætfielhst, ætfilhst second-person singular past indicative ætfǣle, ætfulge, ætfūle third-person singular present indicative ætfielhþ, ætfilhþ third-person singular past indicative ætfealh -
cleave — to enter
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative fēole first-person singular past indicative fealh second-person singular present indicative fielhst, filhst second-person singular past indicative fǣle, fulge, fūle third-person singular present indicative fielhþ, filhþ third-person singular past indicative fealh
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “cleave” 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 “cleave”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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