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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for consecration

3 headwords match “consecration”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 3 strongest follow; gehalgung ranks first.

  1. 1

    gehalgung

    score 15

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

    consecration — consecration, sanctification

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġehālgung
    genitive singular ġehālgunge
    dative singular ġehālgunge
    accusative singular ġehālgunge
    nominative plural ġehālgunga, ġehālgunge
    genitive plural ġehālgunga
  2. 2

    halgung

    score 11

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

    consecration — hallowing, consecration, sanctification

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hālgung
    genitive singular hālgunge
    dative singular hālgunge
    accusative singular hālgunge
    nominative plural hālgunga, hālgunge
    genitive plural hālgunga
  3. 3

    segnung

    score 11

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

    consecration — blessing, consecration

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular seġnung
    genitive singular seġnunge
    dative singular seġnunge
    accusative singular seġnunge
    nominative plural seġnunga, seġnunge
    genitive plural seġnunga

How this ranking works

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

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