Modern English → Old English
Old English word for cold
10 headwords match “cold”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; ceald ranks first.
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cold — cold
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ċeald strong nominative singular feminine ċeald strong nominative singular neuter ċeald strong accusative singular masculine ċealdne strong accusative singular feminine ċealde strong accusative singular neuter ċeald -
cold — cold; coldness
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċiele genitive singular ċieles dative singular ċiele accusative singular ċiele nominative plural ċielas genitive plural ċiela -
cold — cold, coldness
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċieldu genitive singular ċieldu, ċielde dative singular ċieldu, ċielde accusative singular ċieldu, ċielde nominative plural ċieldu, ċielde genitive plural ċielda -
cold — cold as snow
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine snāwċeald strong nominative singular feminine snāwċeald strong nominative singular neuter snāwċeald strong accusative singular masculine snāwċealdne strong accusative singular feminine snāwċealde strong accusative singular neuter snāwċeald -
cold — cold as the sea
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine brimċeald strong nominative singular feminine brimċeald strong nominative singular neuter brimċeald strong accusative singular masculine brimċealdne strong accusative singular feminine brimċealde strong accusative singular neuter brimċeald -
cold — freezing, cold, chilly
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine frēoriġ strong nominative singular feminine frēoriġu, frēorġu, frēoriġo, frēorġo strong nominative singular neuter frēoriġ strong accusative singular masculine frēoriġne strong accusative singular feminine frēoriġe, frēorġe strong accusative singular neuter frēoriġ -
cold — very cold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ofcalen strong nominative singular feminine ofcalen strong nominative singular neuter ofcalen strong accusative singular masculine ofcalenne strong accusative singular feminine ofcalene strong accusative singular neuter ofcalen -
cold — coldness, cold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċealdnes genitive singular ċealdnesse dative singular ċealdnesse accusative singular ċealdnesse nominative plural ċealdnessa, ċealdnesse genitive plural ċealdnessa -
cold — icy cold, frost-cold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hrīmċeald strong nominative singular feminine hrīmċeald strong nominative singular neuter hrīmċeald strong accusative singular masculine hrīmċealdne strong accusative singular feminine hrīmċealde strong accusative singular neuter hrīmċeald -
cold — very cold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine oferċeald strong nominative singular feminine oferċeald strong nominative singular neuter oferċeald strong accusative singular masculine oferċealdne strong accusative singular feminine oferċealde strong accusative singular neuter oferċeald
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “cold” 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?
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