Modern English → Old English
Old English word for feed
5 headwords match “feed”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fedan ranks first.
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feed — to feed
- 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 fēde first-person singular past indicative fēdde second-person singular present indicative fēdest, fētst second-person singular past indicative fēddest third-person singular present indicative fēdeþ, fētt, fēt third-person singular past indicative fēdde -
feed — to eat, feed
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative mēse first-person singular past indicative mēsde second-person singular present indicative mēsest, mēst second-person singular past indicative mēsdest third-person singular present indicative mēseþ, mēst third-person singular past indicative mēsde -
feed — mast (forest nuts, often used to feed pigs)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mǣst strong nominative singular feminine mǣst strong nominative singular neuter mǣst strong accusative singular masculine mǣstne strong accusative singular feminine mǣste strong accusative singular neuter mǣst -
feed — to pasture, graze, feed
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative lǣswiġe first-person singular past indicative lǣswode second-person singular present indicative lǣswast second-person singular past indicative lǣswodest third-person singular present indicative lǣswaþ third-person singular past indicative lǣswode -
feed — to feed, provide with food
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative metsiġe first-person singular past indicative metsode second-person singular present indicative metsast second-person singular past indicative metsodest third-person singular present indicative metsaþ third-person singular past indicative metsode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “feed” 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 “feed”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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