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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for epileptic

2 headwords match “epileptic”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fielleseoc ranks first.

  1. 1

    fielleseoc

    score 15

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    epileptic — epileptic

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine fiellesēoc
    strong nominative singular feminine fiellesēoc
    strong nominative singular neuter fiellesēoc
    strong accusative singular masculine fiellesēocne
    strong accusative singular feminine fiellesēoce
    strong accusative singular neuter fiellesēoc
  2. 2

    monaþseoc

    score 8

    noun, feminine · 10 inflected forms

    epileptic — insane, lunatic, moonstruck

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine mōnaþsēoc
    strong nominative singular feminine mōnaþsēoc
    strong nominative singular neuter mōnaþsēoc
    strong accusative singular masculine mōnaþsēocne
    strong accusative singular feminine mōnaþsēoce
    strong accusative singular neuter mōnaþsēoc

How this ranking works

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

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