Modern English → Old English
Old English word for elf
5 headwords match “elf”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ielf ranks first.
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elf — elf
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ielf genitive singular ielfes dative singular ielfe accusative singular ielf nominative plural ielfe genitive plural ielfa -
elf — elf magic (magic used by elves)
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ielfsiden genitive singular ielfsidenne dative singular ielfsidenne accusative singular ielfsidenne nominative plural ielfsidenna, ielfsidenne genitive plural ielfsidenna -
elf — female elf
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ielfen genitive singular ielfenne dative singular ielfenne accusative singular ielfenne nominative plural ielfenna, ielfenne genitive plural ielfenna -
elf — Insane, raving, frantic, as ascribed or related to an elf.
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ielfiġ strong nominative singular feminine ielfiġu, ielfġu, ielfiġo, ielfġo strong nominative singular neuter ielfiġ strong accusative singular masculine ielfiġne strong accusative singular feminine ielfiġe, ielfġe strong accusative singular neuter ielfiġ -
elf — nymph associated with the Castalian Spring at the foot of Mount Helicon, mountain elf
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dūnielf genitive singular dūnielfe dative singular dūnielfe accusative singular dūnielfe nominative plural dūnielfa, dūnielfe genitive plural dūnielfa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “elf” 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 “elf”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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