Modern English → Old English
Old English word for giant
5 headwords match “giant”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ent ranks first.
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giant — giant (mythical creature)
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ent genitive singular entes dative singular ente accusative singular ent nominative plural entas genitive plural enta -
giant — giant, monster
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular eoten genitive singular eotenes dative singular eotene accusative singular eoten nominative plural eotenas genitive plural eotena -
giant — giant; of a giant; belonging to or made by a giant
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine entisċ strong nominative singular feminine entisċ strong nominative singular neuter entisċ strong accusative singular masculine entisċne strong accusative singular feminine entisċe strong accusative singular neuter entisċ -
giant — monster, demon, giant
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þyrs genitive singular þyrses dative singular þyrse accusative singular þyrs nominative plural þyrsas genitive plural þyrsa -
giant — monster, giant
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fīfel genitive singular fīfeles dative singular fīfele accusative singular fīfel nominative plural fīfelas, fīfel genitive plural fīfela
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “giant” 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 “giant”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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