Modern English → Old English
Old English word for dire
8 headwords match “dire”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; firenþearf ranks first.
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dire — dire hardship
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular firenþearf genitive singular firenþearfe dative singular firenþearfe accusative singular firenþearfe nominative plural firenþearfa, firenþearfe genitive plural firenþearfa -
dire — wicked, evil, dire
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mānful strong nominative singular feminine mānful strong nominative singular neuter mānful strong accusative singular masculine mānfulne strong accusative singular feminine mānfulle strong accusative singular neuter mānful -
dire — dire distress, severe deprivation
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þrēanīed genitive singular þrēanīede dative singular þrēanīede accusative singular þrēanīed, þrēanīede nominative plural þrēanīede, þrēanīeda genitive plural þrēanīeda -
dire — terrible, dire, hideous, loathsome, evil
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine atol strong nominative singular feminine atol strong nominative singular neuter atol strong accusative singular masculine atolne strong accusative singular feminine atole strong accusative singular neuter atol -
dire — dangerous
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine frēcne strong nominative singular feminine frēcnu, frēcno strong nominative singular neuter frēcne strong accusative singular masculine frēcne strong accusative singular feminine frēcne strong accusative singular neuter frēcne -
dire — brave, bold as a wild beast
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine dēor strong nominative singular feminine dēor strong nominative singular neuter dēor strong accusative singular masculine dēorne strong accusative singular feminine dēore strong accusative singular neuter dēor -
dire — careworn; strained; anxious; worried; sorrowful; grieving
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine cariġ strong nominative singular feminine cariġ strong nominative singular neuter cariġ strong accusative singular masculine cariġne strong accusative singular feminine cariġe strong accusative singular neuter cariġ -
dire — a dire or horrible enchantment
- appears in the definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “dire” 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 “dire”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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