Modern English → Old English
Old English word for contrary
5 headwords match “contrary”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; wiþerweard ranks first.
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contrary — contrary, opposite
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine wiþerweard strong nominative singular feminine wiþerweard strong nominative singular neuter wiþerweard strong accusative singular masculine wiþerweardne strong accusative singular feminine wiþerwearde strong accusative singular neuter wiþerweard -
contrary — adverse, contrary
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine wiþerrǣde strong nominative singular feminine wiþerrǣdu, wiþerrǣdo strong nominative singular neuter wiþerrǣde strong accusative singular masculine wiþerrǣdne strong accusative singular feminine wiþerrǣde strong accusative singular neuter wiþerrǣde -
contrary — unnatural, supernatural, contrary to nature
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unġecyndelīċ strong nominative singular feminine unġecyndelīċ, unġecyndelīċu, unġecyndelīċo strong nominative singular neuter unġecyndelīċ strong accusative singular masculine unġecyndelīcne strong accusative singular feminine unġecyndelīċe strong accusative singular neuter unġecyndelīċ -
contrary — against, contrary, opposed to; anti-, counter-
- appears in the definition
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contrary — to have contrary or adverse intent or purpose (to somebody or something)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative wiþhyċġe first-person singular past indicative wiþhogde second-person singular present indicative wiþhyġst second-person singular past indicative wiþhogdest third-person singular present indicative wiþhyġþ third-person singular past indicative wiþhogde
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “contrary” 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 “contrary”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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