Modern English → Old English
Old English word for decree
5 headwords match “decree”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; wyrdstæf ranks first.
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decree — decree of fate
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wyrdstæf genitive singular wyrdstæfes dative singular wyrdstæfe accusative singular wyrdstæf nominative plural wyrdstafas genitive plural wyrdstafa -
decree — edict, decree, proclamation, summons
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġebann genitive singular ġebannes dative singular ġebanne accusative singular ġebann nominative plural ġebann genitive plural ġebanna -
decree — thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġeþōht genitive singular ġeþōhtes dative singular ġeþōhte accusative singular ġeþōht nominative plural ġeþōhtas, ġeþōht genitive plural ġeþōhta -
decree — to decree, appoint
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative sċrīfe first-person singular past indicative sċrāf second-person singular present indicative sċrīfst second-person singular past indicative sċrife third-person singular present indicative sċrīfþ third-person singular past indicative sċrāf -
decree — creation
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġesċeaft genitive singular ġesċeafte, ġesċeaftes dative singular ġesċeafte accusative singular ġesċeaft, ġesċeafte nominative plural ġesċeafte, ġesċeafta, ġesċeaft genitive plural ġesċeafta
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “decree” 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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