Modern English → Old English
Old English word for fair
8 headwords match “fair”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; fægerian ranks first.
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fair — to become fair or beautiful
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative fæġeriġe first-person singular past indicative fæġerode second-person singular present indicative fæġerast second-person singular past indicative fæġerodest third-person singular present indicative fæġeraþ third-person singular past indicative fæġerode -
fair — beautiful
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine fæġer strong nominative singular feminine fæġer strong nominative singular neuter fæġer strong accusative singular masculine fæġerne strong accusative singular feminine fæġere strong accusative singular neuter fæġer -
fair — beautiful, fair, bright
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sċīene strong nominative singular feminine sċīenu, sċīeno strong nominative singular neuter sċīene strong accusative singular masculine sċīenne strong accusative singular feminine sċīene strong accusative singular neuter sċīene -
fair — beautiful, fair
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine wlitiġ strong nominative singular feminine wlitiġ strong nominative singular neuter wlitiġ strong accusative singular masculine wlitiġne strong accusative singular feminine wlitiġe strong accusative singular neuter wlitiġ -
fair — beautiful, fair
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hīwfæst strong nominative singular feminine hīwfæst strong nominative singular neuter hīwfæst strong accusative singular masculine hīwfæstne strong accusative singular feminine hīwfæste strong accusative singular neuter hīwfæst -
fair — just, fair
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine rihtwīs strong nominative singular feminine rihtwīs strong nominative singular neuter rihtwīs strong accusative singular masculine rihtwīsne strong accusative singular feminine rihtwīse strong accusative singular neuter rihtwīs -
fair — beauteous, beautiful, elegant, fair, fine, tasteful
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine smicer strong nominative singular feminine smicer strong nominative singular neuter smicer strong accusative singular masculine smicerne strong accusative singular feminine smicere strong accusative singular neuter smicer -
fair — that which is right, just, or fair; justice; equity
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġeriht strong nominative singular feminine ġeriht strong nominative singular neuter ġeriht strong accusative singular masculine ġerihtne strong accusative singular feminine ġerihte strong accusative singular neuter ġeriht
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “fair” 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 “fair”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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