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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for gout

2 headwords match “gout”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 2 strongest follow; fotadl ranks first.

  1. 1

    fotadl

    score 15

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    gout — gout

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular fōtādl
    genitive singular fōtādle
    dative singular fōtādle
    accusative singular fōtādle
    nominative plural fōtādla, fōtādle
    genitive plural fōtādla
  2. 2

    fotadlig

    score 9

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    gout — suffering from gout; gouty, gout-ridden

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine fōtādliġ
    strong nominative singular feminine fōtādliġu, fōtādliġo
    strong nominative singular neuter fōtādliġ
    strong accusative singular masculine fōtādliġne
    strong accusative singular feminine fōtādliġe
    strong accusative singular neuter fōtādliġ

How this ranking works

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