Modern English → Old English
Old English word for device
10 headwords match “device”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; fyndel ranks first.
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device — invention, device
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fyndel genitive singular fyndele dative singular fyndele accusative singular fyndel, fyndele nominative plural fyndele, fyndela genitive plural fyndela -
device — wile, trick or device
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wil genitive singular willes dative singular wille accusative singular wil nominative plural wil genitive plural willa -
device — counsel, consultation, deliberation, advice, thought, a determination, resolution, device,
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġeþeaht genitive singular ġeþeahte, ġeþeahtes dative singular ġeþeahte accusative singular ġeþeahte, ġeþeaht nominative plural ġeþeahta, ġeþeahte, ġeþeaht genitive plural ġeþeahta -
device — a device used for torture
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular līċhanga genitive singular līċhangan dative singular līċhangan accusative singular līċhangan nominative plural līċhangan genitive plural līċhangena -
device — time in general
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular tīd genitive singular tīde dative singular tīde accusative singular tīd, tīde nominative plural tīde, tīda genitive plural tīda -
device — lesson, reading
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine rǣde strong nominative singular feminine rǣdu, rǣdo strong nominative singular neuter rǣde strong accusative singular masculine rǣdne strong accusative singular feminine rǣde strong accusative singular neuter rǣde -
device — strength, power
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cræft genitive singular cræftes dative singular cræfte accusative singular cræft nominative plural cræftas genitive plural cræfta -
device — machine
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular searu genitive singular searwes, searwe dative singular searwe accusative singular searu, searwe nominative plural searu, searwa, searwe genitive plural searwa -
device — experience
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular āfundennes genitive singular āfundennesse dative singular āfundennesse accusative singular āfundennesse nominative plural āfundennessa, āfundennesse genitive plural āfundennessa -
device — thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree
- 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
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “device” 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 “device”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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