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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for flying

5 headwords match “flying”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; flacor ranks first.

  1. 1

    flacor

    score 15

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    flying — flying

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine flacor
    strong nominative singular feminine flacor
    strong nominative singular neuter flacor
    strong accusative singular masculine flacorne
    strong accusative singular feminine flacore
    strong accusative singular neuter flacor
  2. 2

    gnætt

    score 9

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    flying — a small flying insect or midge; gnat

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular gnætt
    genitive singular gnættes
    dative singular gnætte
    accusative singular gnætt
    nominative plural gnættas
    genitive plural gnætta
  3. 3

    hreremus

    score 9

    noun, feminine · strong consonant stem · 5 inflected forms

    flying — bat (flying mammal)

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hrēremūs
    genitive singular hrēremȳs, hrēremūse
    dative singular hrēremȳs
    accusative singular hrēremūs
    nominative plural hrēremȳs
    genitive plural hrēremūsa
  4. 4

    hreaþemus

    score 9

    noun, feminine · strong consonant stem · 5 inflected forms

    flying — bat (flying mammal)

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hreaþemūs
    genitive singular hreaþemȳs, hreaþemūse
    dative singular hreaþemȳs
    accusative singular hreaþemūs
    nominative plural hreaþemȳs
    genitive plural hreaþemūsa
  5. 5

    cwieldhræþe

    score 9

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    flying — bat (flying mammal)

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular cwieldhræþe
    genitive singular cwieldhræþan
    dative singular cwieldhræþan
    accusative singular cwieldhræþan
    nominative plural cwieldhræþan
    genitive plural cwieldhræþena

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “flying” 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.

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