Modern English → Old English
Old English word for collection
6 headwords match “collection”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 6 strongest follow; gelagu ranks first.
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collection — collection, stretch, extent, expanse of water
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġelagu genitive singular ġelaga dative singular ġelaga accusative singular ġelagu nominative plural ġelaga genitive plural ġelaga -
collection — A collection of people, army, troop, division
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġefylċe genitive singular ġefylċes dative singular ġefylċe accusative singular ġefylċe nominative plural ġefylċu genitive plural ġefylċa -
collection — library
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular biblioþēce genitive singular biblioþēcan dative singular biblioþēcan accusative singular biblioþēcan nominative plural biblioþēcan genitive plural biblioþēcena -
collection — union, assembly, joining, fellowship
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gæd genitive singular gædes dative singular gæde accusative singular gæd nominative plural gædas genitive plural gæda -
collection — a place
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular stōw genitive singular stōwe dative singular stōwe accusative singular stōwe nominative plural stōwa, stōwe genitive plural stōwa -
collection — a similitude, literary comparison, collection
- 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 “collection” 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 “collection”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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