Modern English → Old English
Old English word for grain
10 headwords match “grain”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; sandcorn ranks first.
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grain — grain of sand
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sandcorn genitive singular sandcornes dative singular sandcorne accusative singular sandcorn nominative plural sandcorn genitive plural sandcorna -
grain — ear (of grain)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēar genitive singular ēares dative singular ēare accusative singular ēar nominative plural ēaras genitive plural ēara -
grain — corn, a grain or seed
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular corn genitive singular cornes dative singular corne accusative singular corn nominative plural corn genitive plural corna -
grain — one who or that which grinds, especially corn or grain; grinder
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular grindere genitive singular grinderes dative singular grindere accusative singular grindere nominative plural grinderas genitive plural grindera -
grain — sickle; an iron tool used to reap grain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rīpīsern genitive singular rīpīsernes dative singular rīpīserne accusative singular rīpīsern nominative plural rīpīsern genitive plural rīpīserna -
grain — work connected with grain contributed through a tax to the church
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċiriċsċeattweorc genitive singular ċiriċsċeattweorces dative singular ċiriċsċeattweorce accusative singular ċiriċsċeattweorc nominative plural ċiriċsċeattweorc genitive plural ċiriċsċeattweorca -
grain — to winnow grain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative fanniġe first-person singular past indicative fannode second-person singular present indicative fannast second-person singular past indicative fannodest third-person singular present indicative fannaþ third-person singular past indicative fannode -
grain — fan (implement for winnowing grain)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fann genitive singular fanne dative singular fanne accusative singular fanne nominative plural fanna, fanne genitive plural fanna -
grain — stack (of hay, grain etc.)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mūga genitive singular mūgan dative singular mūgan accusative singular mūgan nominative plural mūgan genitive plural mūgena -
grain — flour
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular melu genitive singular melwes dative singular melwe accusative singular melu
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “grain” 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 “grain”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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