Modern English → Old English
Old English word for embrace
5 headwords match “embrace”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; clypping ranks first.
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embrace — embrace
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular clypping genitive singular clyppinge dative singular clyppinge accusative singular clyppinge nominative plural clyppinga, clyppinge genitive plural clyppinga -
embrace — an embrace
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular beclypping genitive singular beclyppinge dative singular beclyppinge accusative singular beclyppinge nominative plural beclyppinga, beclyppinge genitive plural beclyppinga -
embrace — the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fæþm genitive singular fæþmes dative singular fæþme accusative singular fæþm nominative plural fæþmas genitive plural fæþma -
embrace — breast, bosom, chest
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bōsm genitive singular bōsmes dative singular bōsme accusative singular bōsm nominative plural bōsmas genitive plural bōsma -
embrace — to surround or embrace something
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative behæbbe first-person singular past indicative behæfde second-person singular present indicative behæfst second-person singular past indicative behæfdest third-person singular present indicative behæfþ third-person singular past indicative behæfde
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “embrace” 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 “embrace”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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