Modern English → Old English
Old English word for den
5 headwords match “den”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; denn ranks first.
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den — den or lair
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular denn genitive singular dennes dative singular denne accusative singular denn nominative plural denn genitive plural denna -
den — den
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular grafu genitive singular grafe dative singular grafe accusative singular grafe nominative plural grafa, grafe genitive plural grafa -
den — den, cave
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular eorþhūs genitive singular eorþhūses dative singular eorþhūse accusative singular eorþhūs nominative plural eorþhūs genitive plural eorþhūsa -
den — burrow, den, tunnel, narrow passage, drain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine crypel strong nominative singular feminine crypel strong nominative singular neuter crypel strong accusative singular masculine crypelne strong accusative singular feminine crypele strong accusative singular neuter crypel -
den — a thieves' den or cave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þēofdenn genitive singular þēofdennes dative singular þēofdenne accusative singular þēofdenn nominative plural þēofdenn genitive plural þēofdenna
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “den” 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 “den”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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