Modern English → Old English
Old English word for defilement
5 headwords match “defilement”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; gewemmednes ranks first.
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defilement — defilement
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġewemmednes genitive singular ġewemmednesse dative singular ġewemmednesse accusative singular ġewemmednesse nominative plural ġewemmednessa, ġewemmednesse genitive plural ġewemmednessa -
defilement — pollution, defilement
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular smitte genitive singular smittan dative singular smittan accusative singular smittan nominative plural smittan genitive plural smittena -
defilement — pollution, defilement
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wemming genitive singular wemminge dative singular wemminge accusative singular wemminge nominative plural wemminga, wemminge genitive plural wemminga -
defilement — sickness, nausea
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wlǣtung genitive singular wlǣtunge dative singular wlǣtunge accusative singular wlǣtunge nominative plural wlǣtunga, wlǣtunge genitive plural wlǣtunga -
defilement — a smear, blot, mark, or spot
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular smitta genitive singular smittan dative singular smittan accusative singular smittan nominative plural smittan genitive plural smittena
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “defilement” 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 “defilement”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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