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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for fresh

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

  1. 1

    fersc

    score 24

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    fresh — fresh

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine fersċ
    strong nominative singular feminine fersċ
    strong nominative singular neuter fersċ
    strong accusative singular masculine fersċne
    strong accusative singular feminine fersċe
    strong accusative singular neuter fersċ
  2. 2

    cuwearm

    score 13

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    fresh — fresh from the cow (of milk)

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine cūwearm
    strong nominative singular feminine cūwearm
    strong nominative singular neuter cūwearm
    strong accusative singular masculine cūwearmne
    strong accusative singular feminine cūwearme
    strong accusative singular neuter cūwearm
  3. 3

    þeorf

    score 8

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    fresh — unleavened

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine þeorf
    strong nominative singular feminine þeorf
    strong nominative singular neuter þeorf
    strong accusative singular masculine þeorfne
    strong accusative singular feminine þeorfe
    strong accusative singular neuter þeorf
  4. 4

    aferscian

    score 6

    verb · weak class 2 · 14 inflected forms

    fresh — to become fresh, freshen

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    • verb: derivation noise is possible
    Paradigm summary
    first-person singular present indicative āfersċiġe
    first-person singular past indicative āfersċode
    second-person singular present indicative āfersċast
    second-person singular past indicative āfersċodest
    third-person singular present indicative āfersċaþ
    third-person singular past indicative āfersċode
  5. 5

    nibacen

    score 5

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    fresh — fresh-baked

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine nībacen
    strong nominative singular feminine nībacen
    strong nominative singular neuter nībacen
    strong accusative singular masculine nībacenne
    strong accusative singular feminine nībacene
    strong accusative singular neuter nībacen

How this ranking works

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