Modern English → Old English
Old English word for grievous
10 headwords match “grievous”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; teonful ranks first.
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grievous — grievous, troublesome, woeful
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine tēonfull strong nominative singular feminine tēonfull strong nominative singular neuter tēonfull strong accusative singular masculine tēonfulne strong accusative singular feminine tēonfulle strong accusative singular neuter tēonfull -
grievous — grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel, lamentable, hapless, miserable
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hrēowlīċ strong nominative singular feminine hrēowlīċ, hrēowlīċu, hrēowlīċo strong nominative singular neuter hrēowlīċ strong accusative singular masculine hrēowlīcne strong accusative singular feminine hrēowlīċe strong accusative singular neuter hrēowlīċ -
grievous — oppressive; grievous
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þroht strong nominative singular feminine þroht strong nominative singular neuter þroht strong accusative singular masculine þrohtne strong accusative singular feminine þrohte strong accusative singular neuter þroht -
grievous — painful, grievous, noxious
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine weorcsum strong nominative singular feminine weorcsumu, weorcsmu, weorcsumo, weorcsmo strong nominative singular neuter weorcsum strong accusative singular masculine weorcsumne strong accusative singular feminine weorcsume, weorcsme strong accusative singular neuter weorcsum -
grievous — hideous; loathsome; hateful; horrid; troublesome; grievous; painful
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine eġle strong nominative singular feminine eġlu, eġlo strong nominative singular neuter eġle strong accusative singular masculine eġelne strong accusative singular feminine eġle strong accusative singular neuter eġle -
grievous — lamentable, sad, mournful, grievous
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sārlīċ strong nominative singular feminine sārlīċ, sārlīċu, sārlīċo strong nominative singular neuter sārlīċ strong accusative singular masculine sārlīcne strong accusative singular feminine sārlīċe strong accusative singular neuter sārlīċ -
grievous — narrow, confined, tight
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ange strong nominative singular feminine angu, ango strong nominative singular neuter ange strong accusative singular masculine angne strong accusative singular feminine ange strong accusative singular neuter ange -
grievous — heavy
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine swǣr strong nominative singular feminine swǣr strong nominative singular neuter swǣr strong accusative singular masculine swǣrne strong accusative singular feminine swǣre strong accusative singular neuter swǣr -
grievous — heavy
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hefiġ strong nominative singular feminine hefiġ strong nominative singular neuter hefiġ strong accusative singular masculine hefiġne strong accusative singular feminine hefiġe strong accusative singular neuter hefiġ -
grievous — dangerous
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine frēcne strong nominative singular feminine frēcnu, frēcno strong nominative singular neuter frēcne strong accusative singular masculine frēcne strong accusative singular feminine frēcne strong accusative singular neuter frēcne
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “grievous” 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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