Modern English → Old English
Old English word for finger
10 headwords match “finger”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; finger ranks first.
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finger — finger
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular finger genitive singular fingres dative singular fingre accusative singular finger nominative plural fingras genitive plural fingra -
finger — finger muscles
- opens the headword's definition
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finger — little finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēarfinger genitive singular ēarfingres dative singular ēarfingre accusative singular ēarfinger nominative plural ēarfingras genitive plural ēarfingra -
finger — ring finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular goldfinger genitive singular goldfingres dative singular goldfingre accusative singular goldfinger nominative plural goldfingras genitive plural goldfingra -
finger — ring finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lǣċefinger genitive singular lǣċefingres dative singular lǣċefingre accusative singular lǣċefinger nominative plural lǣċefingras genitive plural lǣċefingra -
finger — little finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēarclǣnsend genitive singular ēarclǣnsendes dative singular ēarclǣnsende accusative singular ēarclǣnsend nominative plural ēarclǣnsend, ēarclǣnsende, ēarclǣnsendas genitive plural ēarclǣnsendra -
finger — ring finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hringfinger genitive singular hringfingres dative singular hringfingre accusative singular hringfinger nominative plural hringfingras genitive plural hringfingra -
finger — middle finger
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular middelfinger genitive singular middelfingres dative singular middelfingre accusative singular middelfinger nominative plural middelfingras genitive plural middelfingra -
finger — the nail of a finger or toe
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular næġl genitive singular næġles dative singular næġle accusative singular næġl nominative plural næglas genitive plural nægla -
finger — little finger
- appears in the definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “finger” 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 “finger”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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