Modern English → Old English
Old English word for fold
5 headwords match “fold”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; fealdan ranks first.
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fold — to fold
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative fealde first-person singular past indicative fēold second-person singular present indicative fielst, fieltst second-person singular past indicative fēolde third-person singular present indicative fielt third-person singular past indicative fēold -
fold — fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular field genitive singular fieldes dative singular fielde accusative singular field nominative plural fieldas genitive plural fielda -
fold — to become folded; fold up
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative fealdiġe first-person singular past indicative fealdode second-person singular present indicative fealdast second-person singular past indicative fealdodest third-person singular present indicative fealdaþ third-person singular past indicative fealdode -
fold — sheepfold
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular falod genitive singular falodes dative singular falode accusative singular falod nominative plural falodas genitive plural faloda -
fold — land, earth, ground
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular folde genitive singular foldan dative singular foldan accusative singular foldan nominative plural foldan genitive plural foldena
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “fold” 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 “fold”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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