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Old English word for daring

4 headwords match “daring”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; noþ ranks first.

  1. 1

    noþ

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    daring — daring, presumption

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular nōþ
    genitive singular nōþe
    dative singular nōþe
    accusative singular nōþe
    nominative plural nōþa, nōþe
    genitive plural nōþa
  2. 2

    dyrstig

    score 11

    adjective · 20 inflected forms

    daring — bold, daring

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine dyrstiġ
    strong nominative singular feminine dyrstiġu, dyrstġu, dyrstiġo, dyrstġo
    strong nominative singular neuter dyrstiġ
    strong accusative singular masculine dyrstiġne
    strong accusative singular feminine dyrstiġe, dyrstġe
    strong accusative singular neuter dyrstiġ
  3. 3

    swiþferhþ

    score 11

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    daring — strong-hearted, brave, daring

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine swīþferhþ
    strong nominative singular feminine swīþferhþ
    strong nominative singular neuter swīþferhþ
    strong accusative singular masculine swīþferhþne
    strong accusative singular feminine swīþferhþe
    strong accusative singular neuter swīþferhþ
  4. 4

    frecne

    score 8

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    daring — dangerous

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine frēcne
    strong nominative singular feminine frēcnu, frēcno
    strong nominative singular neuter frēcne
    strong accusative singular masculine frēcne
    strong accusative singular feminine frēcne
    strong accusative singular neuter frēcne

How this ranking works

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