Modern English → Old English
Old English word for female
10 headwords match “female”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; mæg ranks first.
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female — female relative
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mǣġ genitive singular mǣġes dative singular mǣġe accusative singular mǣġ nominative plural māgas, mǣġas genitive plural māga -
female — female bear
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine biren strong nominative singular feminine birenu, bireno strong nominative singular neuter biren strong accusative singular masculine birenne strong accusative singular feminine birene strong accusative singular neuter biren -
female — female donkey, she-ass
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular esole genitive singular esolan dative singular esolan accusative singular esolan nominative plural esolan genitive plural esolena -
female — female elf
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ielfen genitive singular ielfenne dative singular ielfenne accusative singular ielfenne nominative plural ielfenna, ielfenne genitive plural ielfenna -
female — female, feminine
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine wīflīċ strong nominative singular feminine wīflīċ, wīflīċu, wīflīċo strong nominative singular neuter wīflīċ strong accusative singular masculine wīflīcne strong accusative singular feminine wīflīċe strong accusative singular neuter wīflīċ -
female — female servant
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þyften genitive singular þyftene dative singular þyftene accusative singular þyftene nominative plural þyftena, þyftene genitive plural þyftena -
female — female dancer
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hlēapestre genitive singular hlēapestran dative singular hlēapestran accusative singular hlēapestran nominative plural hlēapestran genitive plural hlēapestrena -
female — female neighbour
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular nēahġebȳren genitive singular nēahġebȳrenne dative singular nēahġebȳrenne accusative singular nēahġebȳrenne nominative plural nēahġebȳrenna, nēahġebȳrenne genitive plural nēahġebȳrenna -
female — female servant
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dǣġe genitive singular dǣġan dative singular dǣġan accusative singular dǣġan nominative plural dǣġan genitive plural dǣġena -
female — female servant, female attendant, handmaid
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þiġnen genitive singular þiġnenne dative singular þiġnenne accusative singular þiġnenne nominative plural þiġnenna, þiġnenne genitive plural þiġnenna
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “female” 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 “female”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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