Modern English → Old English
Old English word for fasten
5 headwords match “fasten”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fæstnian ranks first.
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fasten — to fasten or fix; to establish
- 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 fæstniġe first-person singular past indicative fæstnode second-person singular present indicative fæstnast second-person singular past indicative fæstnodest third-person singular present indicative fæstnaþ third-person singular past indicative fæstnode -
fasten — to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend
- appears in the definition
- 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 -
fasten — to span, clasp, fasten, attach, join, link
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative spanne first-person singular past indicative spēonn, spēon second-person singular present indicative spenst second-person singular past indicative spēonne, spēone third-person singular present indicative spenþ third-person singular past indicative spēonn, spēon -
fasten — to fasten; fix; ground; establish; make safe; put in safe keeping
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative befæste first-person singular past indicative befæste second-person singular present indicative befæstest, befæst second-person singular past indicative befæstest third-person singular present indicative befæsteþ, befæst third-person singular past indicative befæste -
fasten — to bind, tie up, fasten, fetter, restrain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġebinde first-person singular past indicative ġeband second-person singular present indicative ġebinst, ġebintst second-person singular past indicative ġebunde third-person singular present indicative ġebint third-person singular past indicative ġeband
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “fasten” 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?
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