Modern English → Old English
Old English word for cruel
5 headwords match “cruel”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; sliþen ranks first.
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cruel — cruel, hard, evil
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine slīþen strong nominative singular feminine slīþenu, slīþnu, slīþeno, slīþno strong nominative singular neuter slīþen strong accusative singular masculine slīþenne strong accusative singular feminine slīþene, slīþne strong accusative singular neuter slīþen -
cruel — cruel
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine wælhrēow strong nominative singular feminine wælhrēow strong nominative singular neuter wælhrēow strong accusative singular masculine wælhrēowne strong accusative singular feminine wælhrēowe strong accusative singular neuter wælhrēow -
cruel — fierce, cruel, savage
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine rēþe strong nominative singular feminine rēþu, rēþo strong nominative singular neuter rēþe strong accusative singular masculine rēþne strong accusative singular feminine rēþe strong accusative singular neuter rēþe -
cruel — fierce; savage; cruel
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine rēþiġ strong nominative singular feminine rēþiġu, rēþġu, rēþiġo, rēþġo strong nominative singular neuter rēþiġ strong accusative singular masculine rēþiġne strong accusative singular feminine rēþiġe, rēþġe strong accusative singular neuter rēþiġ -
cruel — coldhearted, unfeeling, cruel
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ċealdheort strong nominative singular feminine ċealdheort strong nominative singular neuter ċealdheort strong accusative singular masculine ċealdheortne strong accusative singular feminine ċealdheorte strong accusative singular neuter ċealdheort
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “cruel” 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 “cruel”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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