Modern English → Old English
Old English word for detestable
3 headwords match “detestable”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ascuniendlic ranks first.
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detestable — detestable, abominable
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine āsċuniendlīċ strong nominative singular feminine āsċuniendlīċ, āsċuniendlīċu, āsċuniendlīċo strong nominative singular neuter āsċuniendlīċ strong accusative singular masculine āsċuniendlīcne strong accusative singular feminine āsċuniendlīċe strong accusative singular neuter āsċuniendlīċ -
detestable — ugly, detestable
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine lāþsum strong nominative singular feminine lāþsumu, lāþsmu, lāþsumo, lāþsmo strong nominative singular neuter lāþsum strong accusative singular masculine lāþsumne strong accusative singular feminine lāþsume, lāþsme strong accusative singular neuter lāþsum -
detestable — hateful, loathsome, disgusting, horrible, detestable, abominable
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine lāþlīċ strong nominative singular feminine lāþlīċ, lāþlīċu, lāþlīċo strong nominative singular neuter lāþlīċ strong accusative singular masculine lāþlīcne strong accusative singular feminine lāþlīċe strong accusative singular neuter lāþlīċ
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “detestable” 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 “detestable”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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