Modern English → Old English
Old English word for dream
9 headwords match “dream”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 9 strongest follow; swefn ranks first.
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dream — dream
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular swefn genitive singular swefnes dative singular swefne accusative singular swefn nominative plural swefnu genitive plural swefna -
dream — dream
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mǣting genitive singular mǣtinge dative singular mǣtinge accusative singular mǣtinge nominative plural mǣtinga, mǣtinge genitive plural mǣtinga -
dream — bad dream
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular unswefn genitive singular unswefnes dative singular unswefne accusative singular unswefn nominative plural unswefnu genitive plural unswefna -
dream — joy, pleasure, gladness, rejoicing
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular drēam genitive singular drēames dative singular drēame accusative singular drēam nominative plural drēamas genitive plural drēama -
dream — to rejoice, be merry
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative drīeme first-person singular past indicative drīemde second-person singular present indicative drīemest, drīemst second-person singular past indicative drīemdest third-person singular present indicative drīemeþ, drīemþ third-person singular past indicative drīemde -
dream — to dream (+accusative of dream) (+dative or accusative of person)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary third-person singular present indicative mǣteþ, mǣtt, mǣt third-person singular past indicative mǣtte singular present subjunctive mǣte singular past subjunctive mǣtte infinitive mǣtan inflected infinitive mǣtenne -
dream — to dream; to occur (to one) in a dream ( + dative)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary third-person singular present indicative ġemǣteþ, ġemǣtt, ġemǣt third-person singular past indicative ġemǣtte singular present subjunctive ġemǣte singular past subjunctive ġemǣtte infinitive ġemǣtan inflected infinitive ġemǣtenne -
dream — to dream (+dative or accusative of person)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative swefniġe first-person singular past indicative swefnode second-person singular present indicative swefnast second-person singular past indicative swefnodest third-person singular present indicative swefnaþ third-person singular past indicative swefnode -
dream — interpreter of dreams
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular swefnreċċere genitive singular swefnreċċeres dative singular swefnreċċere accusative singular swefnreċċere nominative plural swefnreċċeras genitive plural swefnreċċera
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “dream” 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 “dream”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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