Modern English → Old English
Old English word for firm
10 headwords match “firm”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; fæst ranks first.
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firm — firm, stable; constant
- opens the headword's definition
- 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 -
firm — firm, secure
- opens the headword's definition
- 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 -
firm — firm in observing the law; religious; pious
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣfæst strong nominative singular feminine ǣfæst strong nominative singular neuter ǣfæst strong accusative singular masculine ǣfæstne strong accusative singular feminine ǣfæste strong accusative singular neuter ǣfæst -
firm — Stiff, firm, hard
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine stīf strong nominative singular feminine stīf strong nominative singular neuter stīf strong accusative singular masculine stīfne strong accusative singular feminine stīfe strong accusative singular neuter stīf -
firm — strong, firm, stable
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine trumlīċ strong nominative singular feminine trumlīċ, trumlīċu, trumlīċo strong nominative singular neuter trumlīċ strong accusative singular masculine trumlīcne strong accusative singular feminine trumlīċe strong accusative singular neuter trumlīċ -
firm — strong, firm
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine edstaþeliġ strong nominative singular feminine edstaþeliġ strong nominative singular neuter edstaþeliġ strong accusative singular masculine edstaþeliġne strong accusative singular feminine edstaþeliġe strong accusative singular neuter edstaþeliġ -
firm — steadfast, stable, firm
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine staþolfæst strong nominative singular feminine staþolfæst strong nominative singular neuter staþolfæst strong accusative singular masculine staþolfæstne strong accusative singular feminine staþolfæste strong accusative singular neuter staþolfæst -
firm — steadfast, firm
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine staþolfæstlīċ strong nominative singular feminine staþolfæstlīċ, staþolfæstlīċu, staþolfæstlīċo strong nominative singular neuter staþolfæstlīċ strong accusative singular masculine staþolfæstlīcne strong accusative singular feminine staþolfæstlīċe strong accusative singular neuter staþolfæstlīċ -
firm — forward, firm, bold, stout, resolute
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine fram strong nominative singular feminine framu, framo strong nominative singular neuter fram strong accusative singular masculine framne strong accusative singular feminine frame strong accusative singular neuter fram -
firm — strong, firm; stable, steadfast
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine trum strong nominative singular feminine trumu, trumo strong nominative singular neuter trum strong accusative singular masculine trumne strong accusative singular feminine trume strong accusative singular neuter trum
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “firm” 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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