Modern English → Old English
Old English word for gentle
5 headwords match “gentle”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; liþe ranks first.
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gentle — gentle, mild; pleasant
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine līþe strong nominative singular feminine līþu, līþo strong nominative singular neuter līþe strong accusative singular masculine līþne strong accusative singular feminine līþe strong accusative singular neuter līþe -
gentle — gentle
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þwǣre strong nominative singular feminine þwǣru, þwǣro strong nominative singular neuter þwǣre strong accusative singular masculine þwǣrne strong accusative singular feminine þwǣre strong accusative singular neuter þwǣre -
gentle — gentle; shy; cowardly; timid
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine blēaþ strong nominative singular feminine blēaþ strong nominative singular neuter blēaþ strong accusative singular masculine blēaþne strong accusative singular feminine blēaþe strong accusative singular neuter blēaþ -
gentle — mild; gentle; meek
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġedæfte strong nominative singular feminine ġedæftu, ġedæfto strong nominative singular neuter ġedæfte strong accusative singular masculine ġedæftne strong accusative singular feminine ġedæfte strong accusative singular neuter ġedæfte -
gentle — kindhearted, gentle
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mildheort strong nominative singular feminine mildheort strong nominative singular neuter mildheort strong accusative singular masculine mildheortne strong accusative singular feminine mildheorte strong accusative singular neuter mildheort
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “gentle” 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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