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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for fallow

5 headwords match “fallow”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fealg ranks first.

  1. 1

    fealg

    score 24

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    fallow — fallow

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular fealg
    genitive singular fealge
    dative singular fealge
    accusative singular fealge
    nominative plural fealga, fealge
    genitive plural fealga
  2. 2

    fealu

    score 12

    adjective · 11 inflected forms

    fallow — yellow, dusky, grey

    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine fealu, fealo
    strong nominative singular feminine fealu, fealo
    strong nominative singular neuter fealu, fealo
    strong accusative singular masculine fealone
    strong accusative singular feminine fealwe
    strong accusative singular neuter fealu, fealo
  3. 3

    læge

    score 8

    adjective · 11 inflected forms

    fallow — low, low-lying

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine lǣġe
    strong nominative singular feminine lǣġu, lǣġo
    strong nominative singular neuter lǣġe
    strong accusative singular masculine lǣġne
    strong accusative singular feminine lǣġe
    strong accusative singular neuter lǣġe
  4. 4

    da

    score 7

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 5 inflected forms

    fallow — doe, female fallow deer

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular dā
    genitive singular dān
    dative singular dān
    accusative singular dān
    nominative plural dān
    genitive plural dāna
  5. 5

    dyncge

    score 6

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    fallow — dung, manure, litter

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular dynċġe
    genitive singular dynċġan
    dative singular dynċġan
    accusative singular dynċġan
    nominative plural dynċġan
    genitive plural dynċġena

How this ranking works

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