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Old English word for due

10 headwords match “due”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; suþrihte ranks first.

  1. 1

    suþrihte

    score 12

    adverb

    due — due south

    • opens the headword's definition
  2. 2

    eastrihte

    score 12

    adverb

    due — due east

    • opens the headword's definition
  3. 3

    norþrihte

    score 12

    adverb

    due — due north

    • opens the headword's definition
  4. 4

    westrihte

    score 12

    adverb

    due — due west

    • opens the headword's definition
  5. 5

    gerihte

    score 11

    noun, neuter · strong ja-stem · 5 inflected forms

    due — right; due; justice

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġerihte
    genitive singular ġerihtes
    dative singular ġerihte
    accusative singular ġerihte
    nominative plural ġerihtu
    genitive plural ġerihta
  6. 6

    niedbad

    score 9

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    due — an exaction, due, or toll

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular nīedbād
    genitive singular nīedbāde
    dative singular nīedbāde
    accusative singular nīedbāde
    nominative plural nīedbāda, nīedbāde
    genitive plural nīedbāda
  7. 7

    scyld

    score 8

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 6 inflected forms

    due — guilt, sin

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular sċyld
    genitive singular sċylde
    dative singular sċylde
    accusative singular sċylde
    nominative plural sċylda, sċylde
    genitive plural sċylda
  8. 8

    agenlic

    score 8

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    due — own, owned, personal

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine āgenlīċ
    strong nominative singular feminine āgenlīċ, āgenlīċu, āgenlīċo
    strong nominative singular neuter āgenlīċ
    strong accusative singular masculine āgenlīcne
    strong accusative singular feminine āgenlīċe
    strong accusative singular neuter āgenlīċ
  9. 9

    mæþ

    score 6

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 5 inflected forms

    due — measure, degree, proportion

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular mǣþ
    genitive singular mǣþe
    dative singular mǣþe
    accusative singular mǣþe
    nominative plural mǣþa, mǣþe
    genitive plural mǣþa
  10. 10

    gelang

    score 6

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    due — along of

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine ġelang
    strong nominative singular feminine ġelang
    strong nominative singular neuter ġelang
    strong accusative singular masculine ġelangne
    strong accusative singular feminine ġelange
    strong accusative singular neuter ġelang

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “due” 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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