Modern English → Old English
Old English word for devil
5 headwords match “devil”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; deofol ranks first.
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devil — a demon, devil
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dēofol genitive singular dēofles dative singular dēofle accusative singular dēofol nominative plural dēoflu genitive plural dēofla -
devil — an evil spirit; demon; devil
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċucca genitive singular sċuccan dative singular sċuccan accusative singular sċuccan nominative plural sċuccan genitive plural sċuccena -
devil — idolatry or devil worship
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dēofolġield genitive singular dēofolġieldes dative singular dēofolġielde accusative singular dēofolġield nominative plural dēofolġield genitive plural dēofolġielda -
devil — idolater
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dēofolġielda genitive singular dēofolġieldan dative singular dēofolġieldan accusative singular dēofolġieldan nominative plural dēofolġieldan genitive plural dēofolġieldena -
devil — Satan, the Devil
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- proper noun
Paradigm summary nominative singular Satan genitive singular Satanes dative singular Satane accusative singular Satan
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “devil” 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 “devil”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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