Modern English → Old English
Old English word for drain
8 headwords match “drain”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; dreahnian ranks first.
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drain — to drain
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative drēahniġe first-person singular past indicative drēahnode second-person singular present indicative drēahnast second-person singular past indicative drēahnodest third-person singular present indicative drēahnaþ third-person singular past indicative drēahnode -
drain — A passage; drain; toilet.
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine genġe strong nominative singular feminine genġu, genġo strong nominative singular neuter genġe strong accusative singular masculine genġne strong accusative singular feminine genġe strong accusative singular neuter genġe -
drain — 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 -
drain — ditch, drain
- appears in the definition
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drain — ditch, drain, privy
- appears in the definition
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drain — a pipe through which a small stream is directed; drain
- appears in the definition
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drain — going forward: advancement or an advance
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular forþgang genitive singular forþganges dative singular forþgange accusative singular forþgang nominative plural forþgangas genitive plural forþganga -
drain — to make empty
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āīdliġe first-person singular past indicative āīdlode second-person singular present indicative āīdlast second-person singular past indicative āīdlodest third-person singular present indicative āīdlaþ third-person singular past indicative āīdlode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “drain” 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?
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