Modern English → Old English
Old English word for gain
10 headwords match “gain”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; getilþ ranks first.
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gain — gain
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġetilþ genitive singular ġetilþe dative singular ġetilþe accusative singular ġetilþe nominative plural ġetilþa, ġetilþe genitive plural ġetilþa -
gain — gain, acquisition, treasure
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular strēon genitive singular strēones dative singular strēone accusative singular strēon nominative plural strēon genitive plural strēona -
gain — gain, advantage, benefit, behoof
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine behēfe strong nominative singular feminine behēfu, behēfo strong nominative singular neuter behēfe strong accusative singular masculine behēfne strong accusative singular feminine behēfe strong accusative singular neuter behēfe -
gain — ill-gotten gain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wōhġestrēon genitive singular wōhġestrēones dative singular wōhġestrēone accusative singular wōhġestrēon nominative plural wōhġestrēon genitive plural wōhġestrēona -
gain — again
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
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gain — fremu, advantage, gain, benefit, profit, good
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine freme strong nominative singular feminine fremu, fremo strong nominative singular neuter freme strong accusative singular masculine fremne strong accusative singular feminine freme strong accusative singular neuter freme -
gain — advantage, benefit
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fremu genitive singular freme dative singular freme accusative singular freme nominative plural frema, freme genitive plural frema -
gain — war
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġewinn genitive singular ġewinnes dative singular ġewinne accusative singular ġewinn nominative plural ġewinn genitive plural ġewinna -
gain — to gain, acquire
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative strȳne first-person singular past indicative strȳnde second-person singular present indicative strȳnest, strȳnst second-person singular past indicative strȳndest third-person singular present indicative strȳneþ, strȳnþ third-person singular past indicative strȳnde -
gain — striving, labor, effort
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular tilung genitive singular tilunge dative singular tilunge accusative singular tilunge nominative plural tilunga, tilunge genitive plural tilunga
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “gain” 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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