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Old English word for command

5 headwords match “command”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; hæs ranks first.

  1. 1

    hæs

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    command — command, order

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hǣs
    genitive singular hǣse
    dative singular hǣse
    accusative singular hǣse
    nominative plural hǣsa, hǣse
    genitive plural hǣsa
  2. 2

    gebod

    score 15

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    command — command, order, mandate

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġebod
    genitive singular ġebodes
    dative singular ġebode
    accusative singular ġebod
    nominative plural ġebodu
    genitive plural ġeboda
  3. 3

    niedhæs

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    command — command through compulsion

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular nīedhǣs
    genitive singular nīedhǣse
    dative singular nīedhǣse
    accusative singular nīedhǣse
    nominative plural nīedhǣsa, nīedhǣse
    genitive plural nīedhǣsa
  4. 4

    bebodræden

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    command — command, authority

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular bebodrǣden
    genitive singular bebodrǣdenne
    dative singular bebodrǣdenne
    accusative singular bebodrǣdenne
    nominative plural bebodrǣdenna, bebodrǣdenne
    genitive plural bebodrǣdenna
  5. 5

    bebod

    score 11

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    command — order, mandate, command

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular bebod
    genitive singular bebodes
    dative singular bebode
    accusative singular bebod
    nominative plural bebodu
    genitive plural beboda

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “command” 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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