Modern English → Old English
Old English word for cross
10 headwords match “cross”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; cros ranks first.
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cross — cross
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
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cross — cross
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular crūċ genitive singular crūċes dative singular crūċe accusative singular crūċ nominative plural crūċas genitive plural crūċa -
cross — cross, transverse
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þweorh strong nominative singular feminine þweorh strong nominative singular neuter þweorh strong accusative singular masculine þwēorne strong accusative singular feminine þwēore strong accusative singular neuter þweorh -
cross — cross (method of execution)
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rōd genitive singular rōde dative singular rōde accusative singular rōde nominative plural rōda, rōde genitive plural rōda -
cross — gallows tree, cross
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġealgtrēow genitive singular ġealgtrēowes dative singular ġealgtrēowe accusative singular ġealgtrēow nominative plural ġealgtrēowu genitive plural ġealgtrēowa -
cross — gallows, gibbet, cross
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular weargtrēow genitive singular weargtrēowes dative singular weargtrēowe accusative singular weargtrēow nominative plural weargtrēow genitive plural weargtrēowa -
cross — gallows; a gibbet or cross
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġealga genitive singular ġealgan dative singular ġealgan accusative singular ġealgan nominative plural ġealgan genitive plural ġealgena -
cross — tree of victory, Christian cross
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular siġebēam genitive singular siġebēames dative singular siġebēame accusative singular siġebēam nominative plural siġebēamas genitive plural siġebēama -
cross — a worshipper of the cross; a Christian
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rōdweorþiend genitive singular rōdweorþiendes dative singular rōdweorþiende accusative singular rōdweorþiend nominative plural rōdweorþiend, rōdweorþiende, rōdweorþiendas genitive plural rōdweorþiendra -
cross — a measure
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mǣl genitive singular mǣles dative singular mǣle accusative singular mǣl nominative plural mǣl genitive plural mǣla
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “cross” 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 “cross”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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