Modern English → Old English
Old English word for envy
8 headwords match “envy”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; niþ ranks first.
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envy — envy, jealousy
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular nīþ genitive singular nīþes dative singular nīþe accusative singular nīþ nominative plural nīþas genitive plural nīþa -
envy — envy, jealousy; a grudge, enmity
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular anda genitive singular andan dative singular andan accusative singular andan nominative plural andan genitive plural andena -
envy — jealousy, envy
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣfest strong nominative singular feminine ǣfest strong nominative singular neuter ǣfest strong accusative singular masculine ǣfestne strong accusative singular feminine ǣfeste strong accusative singular neuter ǣfest -
envy — full of jealousy or envy; jealous
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine nīþfull strong nominative singular feminine nīþfull strong nominative singular neuter nīþfull strong accusative singular masculine nīþfulne strong accusative singular feminine nīþfulle strong accusative singular neuter nīþfull -
envy — to envy
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative nīþe first-person singular past indicative nīþde second-person singular present indicative nīþest, nīst second-person singular past indicative nīþdest third-person singular present indicative nīþeþ, nīþþ, nīþ third-person singular past indicative nīþde -
envy — to envy
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative andiġe first-person singular past indicative andode second-person singular present indicative andast second-person singular past indicative andodest third-person singular present indicative andaþ third-person singular past indicative andode -
envy — offense, insult
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular æfþanc genitive singular æfþances dative singular æfþance accusative singular æfþanc nominative plural æfþancas genitive plural æfþanca -
envy — to envy, be envious
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative æfēstiġe first-person singular past indicative æfēstode second-person singular present indicative æfēstast second-person singular past indicative æfēstodest third-person singular present indicative æfēstaþ third-person singular past indicative æfēstode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “envy” 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 “envy”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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