Modern English → Old English
Old English word for generation
8 headwords match “generation”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; bearneacnung ranks first.
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generation — generation, conception, pregnancy
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bearnēacnung genitive singular bearnēacnunge dative singular bearnēacnunge accusative singular bearnēacnunge nominative plural bearnēacnunga, bearnēacnunge genitive plural bearnēacnunga -
generation — generation; race; kin; stock; tribe
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular strīend genitive singular strīende dative singular strīende accusative singular strīend, strīende nominative plural strīende, strīenda genitive plural strīenda -
generation — generation
- opens the headword's definition
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generation — a generation
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cnēoris genitive singular cnēorisse dative singular cnēorisse accusative singular cnēorisse nominative plural cnēorissa, cnēorisse genitive plural cnēorissa -
generation — the book of generation, that is Genesis
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġecyndbōc genitive singular ġecyndbēċ, ġecyndbōce dative singular ġecyndbēċ accusative singular ġecyndbōc -
generation — knee
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cnēow genitive singular cnēowes dative singular cnēowe accusative singular cnēow nominative plural cnēowu genitive plural cnēowa -
generation — offspring, progeny, yield:
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġecyndnes genitive singular ġecyndnesse dative singular ġecyndnesse accusative singular ġecyndnesse nominative plural ġecyndnessa, ġecyndnesse genitive plural ġecyndnessa -
generation — that which is acquired or inherent from birth, nature, natural disposition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cynd genitive singular cynde, cyndes dative singular cynde accusative singular cynd, cynde nominative plural cynde, cynda, cynd genitive plural cynda
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “generation” 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 “generation”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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