Modern English → Old English
Old English word for fast
5 headwords match “fast”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; hræd ranks first.
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fast — fast, quick
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hræd strong nominative singular feminine hradu, hrado strong nominative singular neuter hræd strong accusative singular masculine hrædne strong accusative singular feminine hrade strong accusative singular neuter hræd -
fast — to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend
- 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 fæste first-person singular past indicative fæste second-person singular present indicative fæstest, fæst second-person singular past indicative fæstest third-person singular present indicative fæsteþ, fæst third-person singular past indicative fæste -
fast — fortified place: stronghold, fortress, castle; a place of strength; wall, bulwark
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fæsten genitive singular fæstenes dative singular fæstene accusative singular fæsten nominative plural fæstenu genitive plural fæstena -
fast — firm, stable; constant
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine fæst strong nominative singular feminine fæst strong nominative singular neuter fæst strong accusative singular masculine fæstne strong accusative singular feminine fæste strong accusative singular neuter fæst -
fast — fast, quickly
- opens the headword's definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “fast” 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 “fast”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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