Modern English → Old English
Old English word for fish
5 headwords match “fish”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fisc ranks first.
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fish — fish
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fisċ genitive singular fisċes dative singular fisċe accusative singular fisċ nominative plural fiscas genitive plural fisca -
fish — fish
- opens the headword's definition
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fish — a river-dwelling fish
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēafisċ genitive singular ēafisċes dative singular ēafisċe accusative singular ēafisċ nominative plural ēafiscas genitive plural ēafisca -
fish — abounding in fish
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine fisċwylle strong nominative singular feminine fisċwyllu, fisċwyllo strong nominative singular neuter fisċwylle strong accusative singular masculine fisċwylne strong accusative singular feminine fisċwylle strong accusative singular neuter fisċwylle -
fish — perch (fish)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bærs genitive singular bærses dative singular bærse accusative singular bærs nominative plural bærsas genitive plural bærsa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “fish” 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 “fish”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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