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Old English word for creative

2 headwords match “creative”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; orþanc ranks first.

  1. 1

    orþanc

    score 15

    adjective · 11 inflected forms

    creative — creative; cunning, skillful

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine orþanc
    strong nominative singular feminine orþanc
    strong nominative singular neuter orþanc
    strong accusative singular masculine orþancne
    strong accusative singular feminine orþance
    strong accusative singular neuter orþanc
  2. 2

    orþanclic

    score 15

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    creative — creative, inventive

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine orþanclīċ
    strong nominative singular feminine orþanclīċ, orþanclīċu, orþanclīċo
    strong nominative singular neuter orþanclīċ
    strong accusative singular masculine orþanclīcne
    strong accusative singular feminine orþanclīċe
    strong accusative singular neuter orþanclīċ

How this ranking works

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