Modern English → Old English
Old English word for constant
6 headwords match “constant”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 6 strongest follow; singal ranks first.
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constant — constant, continuous; perpetual
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine singal strong nominative singular feminine singalu, singalo strong nominative singular neuter singal strong accusative singular masculine singalne strong accusative singular feminine singale strong accusative singular neuter singal -
constant — constant companion
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular simelġefēra genitive singular simelġefēran dative singular simelġefēran accusative singular simelġefēran nominative plural simelġefēran genitive plural simelġefērena -
constant — firm, stable; constant
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine fæst strong nominative singular feminine fæst strong nominative singular neuter fæst strong accusative singular masculine fæstne strong accusative singular feminine fæste strong accusative singular neuter fæst -
constant — steadfast, stable, firm
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine staþolfæst strong nominative singular feminine staþolfæst strong nominative singular neuter staþolfæst strong accusative singular masculine staþolfæstne strong accusative singular feminine staþolfæste strong accusative singular neuter staþolfæst -
constant — very fixed, stable, constant
- appears in the definition
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constant — to fix, confirm, make fast
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġefæstniġe first-person singular past indicative ġefæstnode second-person singular present indicative ġefæstnast second-person singular past indicative ġefæstnodest third-person singular present indicative ġefæstnaþ third-person singular past indicative ġefæstnode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “constant” 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 “constant”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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